Primary and Secondary Sources How to tell the difference

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Primary Sources: Are Original documents that tell you about a time or an event; the source is from That time period.

Examples of primary Sources Artifacts Diaries Newspapers

Primary Sources Speeches Documents Photographs

Tells you about an event but is from a time after the even occurred. A secondary source: Tells you about an event but is from a time after the even occurred.

Authors of Secondary Sources: Interprets and analyzes primary source documents which can inject bias ***How can interpretation inject bias?

Examples of secondary Sources Reproduced Artifacts Encyclopedias Textbooks

Secondary Sources Movies and Plays Essay or Critique Biographies

Evaluating Sources Always use P A S T when making an initial investigation of a source, this will help you determine if the source is primary or secondary.

P A S T P- PURPOSE A- Author S- Slant T- Time Period What was the object used for? What does the text say? What does the picture show? Who created this? Is there bias? What is the point of view or frame of reference of the source? When was it created? What is the historical context or what was happening at the time it was created? P- PURPOSE A- Author S- Slant T- Time Period

Let’s Practice….Use P A S T History Textbook Published 2002 Written by National Geographic Used for general study in high school Primary or Secondary? Why?

Let’s Practice….Use P A S T Joe Florio, Illinois farmer Interviewed by grandson January 1, 2001 Interviewed about farming in Illinois in 1934 Interviewed about going to University of Illinois in 1934 Created for family history Primary or Secondary? Why?

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