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Primary Source • Magna Carta (1215 CE) 17 - “Ordinary lawsuits shall not follow the royal court around, but shall be held in a fixed place…. ” 20 - “For a trivial offense, a free man shall be fined only in proportion to the degree of his offense, and for a serious offense, but not so heavily as to deprive him of his livelihood. ”
Primary Source Questions • What questions would you ask yourself about the Magna Carta primary source? • Who created the source and why? • Did the author/artist live through the event? • Was the information recorded/created during the event?
Primary Sources Examples • Speeches • Documents • Letters • Photographs • Artifacts • Auto-biographies
Secondary Sources • The Civil War Encyclopedia • Did the author have firsthand information? • What type of evidence did the author look at? • Is the source original?
Secondary Source Examples • Encyclopedia • Biographies • Textbooks/books
Primary Source-Artifacts • Artwork • Coins • Stone tools • Clothing • Items created by man during the time period you are studying.
How to Analyze Art • Divide the image into 4 sections and describe what you see in each section. • Ask yourself questions. • Where is the setting? • When was it created? • What is it about?
How to Analyze an Infographics in Textbooks • Use captions and callout boxes to help explain the drawing. • Describe the significance of the drawing. • What do the captions and call out boxes tell you?
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