1. 9/8 SWBAT: Explain why historians value primary sources over secondary sources
Do Now: Imagine your parents accused you of cutting school today. List three pieces of evidence you could use to prove you were here.
HW: Pgs #’s 1(a-h)- 4

2. Historians Use Sources
Primary – Firsthand information about people or events
Secondary – Information written after the event happened

3. Documents
Primary Source

4. Photograph
Primary

5. Textbooks
Secondary

6. Diaries/Letters
Primary Source

7. Movies
Secondary

8. Films
Primary

9. Recording of a Speech
Primary

10. Encyclopedias
Secondary

11. Authenticity – Whether or not a source is actually what it seems to be
Evaluating Evidence
Authenticity – Whether or not a source is actually what it seems to be
Bias- A leaning toward a certain group, person, or idea

12. An American history textbook written by Americans____________
A history of the American Civil War written by a Spanish historian__________

13. A real video showing the assassination of President Kennedy__________
A movie about the assassination of President Kennedy created by someone who believes there was a conspiracy_________

14. Multiple Perspectives - Different historians view historical evidence in different ways.