Transcript Primary and Secondary Sources

Primary and Secondary Sources
Questions
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Why is Mom so mad at Miranda?
Who do you think is right? Why?
Do you think Miranda has a right to be
mad at her mom?
If you were Miranda, would you
apologize/try to make things better with
Mom?
Primary and Secondary Sources
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Primary Sources: come from the time of an event.
They are the evidence provided by people who
actually witnessed or experienced the event.
--Examples of this include autobiographies, diary
entries, eyewitness accounts, artifacts, and
photographs.
--List 3 other examples of a Primary Source:
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Secondary Sources: are types of information that
interpret the event, but are removed in time from the
event. They are based on primary sources.
 --Examples of this include:
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◦ Biographies
◦ Books
◦ Radio and TV documentaries
◦ Textbooks
--List 3 of your own examples of a Secondary Source:
1. ____________
2. ____________
3. ____________
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What is a primary source document?
Give an example of a primary source.
What is a secondary source document?
Give an example of a secondary source.
Check for Understanding
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Historians use primary and secondary sources
to make conclusions about events from the
past.
Why do we use them?
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Primary sources are more biased, or more
subjective, than secondary sources, which are
more objective.
Biased vs. Unbiased
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Why do historians use primary and
secondary sources?
What is the main difference between primary
and secondary sources?
Check for Understanding
Part 2: Differentiate between Primary and Secondary
Source Documents
Primary Sources
Secondary Sources
 Encyclopedia article about the
Journal entry by George
Civil War
Washington
 Objective
Subjective
 Biography about Andrew
Jackson
Collection of letters from
Abigail Adams to her husband,  Written to interpret the event
 Timeline of events from French
John Adams
and Indian War to Revolutionary
Diary entry from Harriet
War
Tubman
 A chapter about westward
Written at the time of the
expansion in a textbook
 Online encyclopedia about the
event
life of Irish immigrants
Autobiography written by
 Website about the invention of
Ben Franklin
textile mills
Speech made by Barack
Obama
White Boards
1. A primary source document is one
which…
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Has more than one author
Is objective
Is created at the time of the event
Looks authentic
2. A secondary source document is one
which…
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B.
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Is subjective
Has more than one author
Interprets an event, but was removed in
time from the event
Is written by someone who experience
the event
3. Which of the following is a reason
historians use primary and secondary
source documents?
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To make conclusions about events from the
past.
To make history seem as biased as possible.
To influence people’s opinions.
To predict the future.
4. Compared with secondary sources,
primary sources are…
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B.
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More objective
More subjective
More accurate
More timely
5. Which document is a secondary
source about industrialization in the
1800s?
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B.
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D.
a journal kept by a factory worker
an account book of factory finances
a photograph taken inside a factory
an encyclopedia article about a factory
6. An example of a primary source of information
about the American Revolution is a…
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B.
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D.
textbook.
biography.
diary.
documentary.
7. Which of the following would be a
secondary source for a research paper
about the Civil War?
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B.
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Letters from a Confederate soldier
Photographs of Union soldiers
History book about the Civil War
Telegraphs from President Lincoln to General
Grant
A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this
government cannot endure, permanently, half slave and half free. I
do not expect the Union to be dissolved; I do not expect the house
to fall; but I do expect it will cease [stop] to be divided. It will
become all one thing, or all the other.
--Abraham Lincoln, 1858
8. Is this a primary or secondary source?
A.Primary
B. Secondary
C.Neither
D.Both
A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this
government cannot endure, permanently, half slave and half free. I
do not expect the Union to be dissolved; I do not expect the house
to fall; but I do expect it will cease [stop] to be divided. It will
become all one thing, or all the other.
--Abraham Lincoln, 1858
9. Which statement summarizes Abraham Lincoln’s
view on the issue of slavery in this speech?
A.Territories will ban slavery, but states should allow
it.
B. Some southern states will abolish slavery.
C.Either slavery or freedom will become the law.
D.Abolitionist will slowly embrace slavery.
Primary or Secondary?
(Royal Decree (order) 1501 King
Ferdinand and Queen Isabella)
 Each Indian is to be given a house of his
own for his family and a farm for
cultivation and cattle raising. The Indians
are to be persuaded to go about dressed
like "reasonable" men. The Indians are to
be persuaded to abandon their ancient
evil ways, and they are not to bathe as
frequently as before, as we are informed
that it does them much harm.
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