W29D1 Reading

Introduction 

Primary sources come from a firsthand account of  the event created by people who were there. Examples of primary sources include: autobiographies, diaries, journals, letters, emails, interviews, speeches.

Primary sources can be described as those sources that are closest to the original event. 

Secondary sources are closely related to primary sources and often help us understand them. These sources are researched and told to others. Examples of secondary sources include: biographies, encyclopedias, history textbooks, magazines, newspapers, movies.

*It’s important to note that some sources like a newspaper can be a primary or secondary source depending on if the author was PRESENT at the time of the event. So, think critically about whether a source is primary or secondary.

 When we are learning about events or people of the past or present, there are two different sources for us to use: primary source and secondary sources.

 Primary and Secondary Sources

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Practice 

Let's practice determining whether a source is primary or secondary.

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