Primary & Secondary Sources - 2012-13
AIM: How do we find out about the past through documents?
Do Now: Primary or Secondary Document Worksheet
Lesson Overview:
| Item | Approx Time |
| Do Now | 3-5 Min |
| Mini Lesson | 15-20 Min |
| Activity | 15 Min |
| Discussion | 5-7 Min |
Primary & Secondary Sources
A Primary Source is something written or spoken or heard or seen by a witness to an event.
Examples:
- Letters
- Photographs
- Diaries
- Poems
- Newspaper Accounts
- Interviews
- Class Notes & Meeting Notes
- Autobiography
- Recordings / Video
- Portraits/Statues/Monuments (at or near the time)
A Secondary Source is something completed long after and event happened and where the person who wrote it did not witness the event. It is often a retelling of the event using Primary Sources.
- Dictionaries (all)
- Encyclopedias (all)
- Text Books (all)
- Term Papers (all)
- Essays (all)
- Biographies (all)
Use this Primary & Secondary Sources Guide for further study.
Classwork & Homework
Lesson Powerpoint: Primary Sources
Classwork Activity: