Investigating the scene! You have become a detective for a day. You need to figure out what happened on each scene and the only things you have to help you are these pictures. Use the questions to help you figure it out.

Now, take a look at the picture on the next page. Answer each of the questions about that picture, using complete sentences.

1. what types of things do you see in this picture? 2. what are some key details and pieces of evidence you see? 3. what do you hear or smell in the scene?

1. What do you think is the approximate date of this scene? Give one piece of evidence to support your thought. 2. Where did this scene take place? Give one piece of evidence to support your thought.

1.How do you think this man was feeling during the time this was taken? 2.What was the man doing in this picture?

Primary & Secondary Sources

What is a PRIMARY SOURCE?

A Primary Source can even be an object that was created during the time about that specific time period. A German U-Boat

What is a SECONDARY SOURCE?

SECONDARY SOURCES Interprets and analyzes primary sources. These sources are one or more steps removed from the event. Secondary sources may have pictures, quotes or graphics of primary sources in them.

PUBLICATIONS: Textbooks, magazine articles, histories, criticisms, commentaries, encyclopedias. Examples - Some Types of Secondary Sources Include: A journal/magazine article which interprets or reviews previous findings. A history textbook. A book about the effects of WWI.

FYI: A Secondary Source is an account that was created from a primary source and may include the author's opinion or bias.

Which one is primary and which one is secondary? I witness a fire and write down what I see in my diary. A newspaper reporter interviews me about the fire and writes a news article. The Diary is a __________ source. The News article is a _________ source.

What if the newspaper reporter witnessed the fire and wrote a newspaper article about it? Is it a primary source or secondary source? The news article would be a ________ resource.

It’s time to play… What is it? Primary or Secondary? With your host... “Prime Purple II ”

Primary or Secondary? What is it? Textbook Secondary Although it may have primary sources in it, it reports information secondhand.

Copy of Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation Primary or Secondary? What is it? Primary Although it is a copy, it has not been altered in any way. It is firsthand information from the time period being studied.

Gold Coins Primary or Secondary? What is it? Primary It is an artifact from the time period being studied.

Newspaper Article Primary or Secondary? What is it? Secondary It may contain pictures, or quotes, but the article itself is being reported secondhand.

Washboard Primary or Secondary? What is it? Primary It is an artifact from the period being studied.

Book about American Presidents Primary or Secondary? What is it? Secondary This book is a critique of American history. The author may have written the book after examining primary sources, but the book itself is secondhand.

Diary Primary or Secondary? What is it? Primary Although it may be written with a certain bias, it is written during the time period studied and gives a firsthand account.

Gettysburg Address Primary or Secondary? What is it? Primary Although it is a copy, it has not been altered. It was written during the time period studied.

Original tea cup from 1700s Primary or Secondary? What is it? Primary It is an original artifact from the time period studied.

Wikipedia Article Primary or Secondary? What is it? Secondary This is secondhand information. Wikipedia is especially unreliable.

Activity Time: Now I want you to look at some items in groups. They will be placed around the room. Take a few minutes to look at each of them and fill in the chart I have given to you. Please be kind to my items as many students will need to use them!

EXIT TICKET Before you leave… Fill in the Venn Diagram on the back of your chart.