* the retelling of things that happened in the past

* Artifacts * Art * Architecture * Writings

* a human made object such as weapons or tools

* item written by a person who witnessed or participated in an event

* Item written by someone who was told about the event by another person

Identify the writings described in the following slides as either Primary or Secondary. **these are similar examples as the ones presented on tomorrow’s test.

* A friend giving a report about the Industrial Revolution’s changes to America

* A biography about the sixteenth President, Abe Lincoln.

* A college professor describing how the pilgrims lived.

* A blog written by an employee describing what it is like working at Apple.

* Rosa Parks describing her role in the Montgomery Alabama bus boycotts.

* A textbook describing WWII

* A letter from John Smith about his meeting with the Powhatan Indians.

* The movie Titanic

* The History Channel explaining how life was for a slave.

* An autobiography about Bill Gates.

* A Native American writing about how his ancestors used to use all parts of the animals they hunted.

* A reporter describing his time in Iraq.

* A movie showing the life of George Washington.

* A radio recording of Walt Disney talking about Disney World.

* The Bill of Rights

* A friend telling you about their trip to the Grand Canyon.

* A journal created by Sequoyah about how he created the Cherokee Alphabet.

* Be able to label the continents and oceans correctly on a world map. * Be able to label the Equator and Prime Meridian on a world map. * Be able to draw what latitude and longitude lines look like. * Be able to label the Cardinal Directions on a map. * ***See next slide

North America South America Europe Asia Africa Australia Antarctica Pacific Atlantic Indian Arctic N E W S Equator Prime Meridian