PrimarySecondary Sources Bell Ringer Wednesday Lines of latitude

Primary/Secondary Sources

Bell Ringer Wednesday • Lines of latitude are drawn ____ and _____ but measure direction _____ and _____ • Give me an example of an absolute location • Give me an example of a relative location

Objective • Identify/describe primary and secondary sources • • Reminders: syllabus sheet due in NOW Vocab due tomorrow Quiz on this week’s work on friday

Primary sources • A primary source is an original object or document; first-hand information.

Primary Source Examples • Diaries, Autobiographies, Speeches, Films, Photographs • Historical documents (signed as well) • Letters, sound recordings

Primary Source Examples Example: Anne Frank was a teenager during World War II. She kept a diary or journal the years before she died in a concentration camp.

Examples • Autobiographies – An autobiography is when you write a story or book about yourself. • Example: Nelson Mandela wrote his autobiography about events in his life called

Primary Source Examples • Speeches are considered Primary Sources. • Abraham Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Address” • Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” • All of the President’s Inauguration Speeches.

Primary Source • Sound Recordings and interviews are considered primary resources. ▫ Example 1: Radio programs about current news stories, and speeches

Examples, etc. • Historical documents (Declaration of Independence or the Constitution). They were drafted and signed. • Other Examples: • Birth Certificates, Government records, Court documents , Tax records , Census records, Art

What is a Secondary Source? • A secondary source is something written about a primary source. • Written "after the fact" - that is, at a later date. • Are “second-hand information. ”

Examples • Almanacs, encyclopedias, history books (textbooks), etc. are all secondary sources because they were written “after” these events occurred.

Secondary Source • Biography – Example: A biography is when you write about another person’s life. Alice Fleming wrote a biography on the life of Martin Luther King Jr. This is a secondary document. It was written about him after he died.

Quick quiz • Which is an example of a primary source? – A: A book written about George Washington – B. A speech written and spoken by Barack Obama – C: A painting of the Greek Gods, from 1950. • Which is an example of a secondary source? – A: A letter you wrote home to your parents – B: A biography of Abraham Lincoln – C: The personal diary of Robert E. Lee

Worksheet • Tell me whether the example is a PRIMARY (P) OR SECONDARY (S) source • NO notes, but there is some help on the sheet. • Go over in about 7 min. MAX

Primary Source Analysis • What does it mean to analyse? • To analyse means to: EXAMINE (something ) for more information so you can explain or interpret • Why might we analyse a primary source?

Analyse Definition • Can you give me an example of something you would analyse?

Exit Slip: – Give me one example of a primary source and one example of a secondary. – Why do we analyse primary sources?