Transcript Primary and Secondary Sources

Primary and Secondary Sources
Mr. Hardy
Unit 1
RMS IB 2013-2014
Agenda:
OBJ: Students will be able to determine the difference
between primary and secondary historical documents by
completing an analysis of both a primary and secondary
source document.
Agenda:
1. Warm Up
2. Notes- Primary v. Secondary Sources
3. Activity using Primary and Secondary Sources
4. Reflection
HW: Review all notes on Ms. Hardy’s wiki… quiz next
week!
Let’s think about this…
•How do you normally conduct research? What
sources do you use and where do you find those
resources?
•How do you think people researched before the
internet?
•What do you think historians and archeologists
use to gather information?
•What might make a source better than others?
Primary Sources are…
Original, firsthand
accounts of historical
incidents
Usually
written/created by
someone who was
either involved in or
witnessed the
historical event.
Examples of Primary
Sources:
Letters
Diaries
Speeches
Interviews
Autobiographies
Maps
Photos
Newspaper articles
Treaties
Government documents
Secondary Sources
are…
Offer interpretations
or analysis of the
primary source
material.
They are
secondhand
accounts of historical
events.
Examples of Secondary
Sources:
Textbooks
Reports
Articles
Biographies
Books
Commentaries
Magazines
Encyclopedias
Editorials
Evaluation of a Resource
• How do I know if a resource is a primary or
secondary source?
– Ask the following:
• How does the author know these details?
• Was the author present at the event?
• Where does the information come from?
Eyewitness account? Personal experience? Reports
written by another person?
Primary or Secondary?
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Primary and Secondary Sources
• Glue the primary and the secondary source in
your IN per Mr. Hardy’s instructions.
Directions:
• Underline anything in the first source that helps
you determine that it is a primary source.
• Answer the following questions, in complete
sentences, for the document:
– Is the source primary or secondary?
– Where does the information come from? Eyewitness
account? Personal experience? Reports written by
another person?
– What key words did you find in the document to let
you know that it was primary or secondary?
Primary and Secondary Sources- Part 2
• Underline anything in the second source that
helps you determine that it is a secondary source.
• Answer the following questions, in complete
sentences, for the document:
– Is the source primary or secondary?
– Where does the information come from? Eyewitness
account? Personal experience? Reports written by
another person?
– What key words did you find in the document to let
you know that it was primary or secondary?
Activity- Personal History
Now it’s your turn to create primary and secondary
sources.
• Part 1- Write an account of something that
happened to you. This account should be
historically accurate and 1 paragraph. PRIMARY
SOURCE
• Part 2- Now, write a 1 paragraph summary about
an historic event. It can be anything. This is not a
personal account. It should be something that
you have learned about history. Be sure to give
your reader clues that this is a secondary source.
SECONDARY SOURCE
Reflection
• Use the last 10 minutes of class to reflect on
what you learned during this class period.
• Guiding Question: Show me the difference
between a primary source and a secondary
source.