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UNIT 2

Sources are places that you get information from.

Sources are places that you get information from. Sources can be considered primary or secondary or tertiary depending on where the information came from

Primary Source Primary Source = is an artifact, a document, diary, a manuscript, an autobiography, a recording, or other source of info….created in that time period. (can be a person with direct knowledge of a situation, or a document created by such a person)….can not be edited nor interpreted

PRIMARY SOURCE EXAMPLES EXAMPLES: Autobiographies Diaries Documents Eyewitness accounts Film footage Laws Letters Vi deo recording Meeting minutes Email messages Blog postings Objects Historical objects Photographs Poems/music/art Speeches Interviews Manuscripts Newspaper Articles Maps Podcasts Voicemail

Secondary Source Secondary Source = involve generalization, analysis, synthesis, interpretation, or evaluation of the original information. A secondary source is a document or recording that relates or discusses information originally presented elsewhere

Secondary Source Examples History Textbooks Encyclopedias Biographies Reference books Non-fiction history books Journal articles

BIAS Bias means when a person’s perception (what they think / feel) is slanted……..different than what it would have been had they been raised in a different place or in a different culture.

POINT of VIEW Point of view is usually different for everyone since they bring different experiences and backgrounds to how they think / feel.

POINT of VIEW Point of view is usually different for everyone since they bring different experiences and backgrounds to how they think / feel. What is your point of view about school?

POINT of VIEW Point of view is usually different for everyone since they bring different experiences and backgrounds to how they think / feel. What is your point of view about school? Name 1 experience that happened to you in the past, that made you feel this way. (MAKING IT REAL)

Databases There are many databases. They are computer files that are organized so that you can search articles and information.

“Believe only half of what you see and 10% of what you hear” What does this mean? “Believe only half of what you see and 10% of what you hear”

Media The media plays an important part of a person’s perceptions and bias they might have. Just because you hear something or see something….doesn’t mean it is true………“Believe only half of what you see and 10% of what you hear”

BIAS Point of VIEW Databases Media Primary Sources Secondary Sources WHOLE BRAIN BIAS Point of VIEW Databases Media Primary Sources Secondary Sources

LANDFORMS - continued

Archipelago Archipelago – a group of islands

Bay Bay = Part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline (is generally smaller than a gulf)

Cape Cape = Point of land that extends into a river, lake, or ocean

Channel Channel = wide strait or waterway between two landmasses that lie close to each other (deep part of a river or a waterway)

Cliff Cliff = Steep, high wall of rock, earth, or ice

Delta Delta = Flat, low-lying land built up from soil carried downstream by a river and deposited at its mouth

WHOLE BRAIN Archipelago Bay Cape Channel Cliff Delta

Divide Divide = Stretch of high land that separates river systems

Escarpment Escarpment = Steep cliff or slope between a higher and lower land surface

Gulf Gulf = part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline …generally larger than a bay

Harbor Harbor = A sheltered place along a shoreline where ships can anchor safely

Highland Highland = elevated land area such as a hill, mountain, or plateau

Island Island = land area, smaller than a continent, completely surrounded by water

WHOLE BRAIN Divide Escarpment Gulf Highland Island

Isthmus Isthmus = Narrow stretch of land connecting two larger land areas

Lowland Lowland = land that is usually level….but at a low elevation

Mesa Mesa = Broad….flat-topped landform with steep sides (smaller than a plateau)

Mouth of a (river or stream) Mouth of a (river or stream) = Place where a stream or river flows into a larger body of water

Oasis Oasis = Small area in a desert where water and vegetation are found

WHOLE BRAIN Isthmus Lowland Mesa Mouth of a River Oasis

Peninsula Peninsula = body of land jutting into a lake or ocean, surrounded on three sides by water

Reef Reef = A chain of rocks, coral or sand at…..or near…..the surface of the water

Sound Sound = Broad inland body of water, often between a coastline and one or more islands….off the coast

Source of a River or Stream Source (of a river or stream) = Place where a (river or stream) begins…..often in the highlands

Strait Strait = Narrow stretch of water joining two larger bodies of water

Tributary Tributary = Small river or stream that flows into a large river or stream, a branch of the river

Upstream Upstream = Direction opposite the flow of a river (toward the source of a river or stream)

WHOLE BRAIN Peninsula Reef Sound Source of a River Strait Tributary Upstream

Country of Focus CHINA

State of Focus Lousiana

Map of Focus United States