1. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCES LIBRARY LESSON

2. PRIMARY SOURCE Primary means: first, firsthand, direct So, a primary source is something written or created by someone who  experienced the event firsthand, personally or directly OR  lived through the event or lived during that time period

3. PRIMARY SOURCE EXAMPLES Diary Speech Letters Autobiography News footage Official documents/records Personal interview

4. OTHER EXAMPLES-PRIMARY Relics or Artifacts Creative works  Art  Music  Poetry  Drama

5. SPECIFIC EXAMPLES Diary of Anne Frank Declaration of Independence Actual news footage of a Civil Rights demonstration Photos of a Concentration Camp Letters from a soldier to his family Egyptian hieroglyphics Lyrics to a Lady Ga Ga song

6. SECONDARY SOURCE Derived from something original It interprets and analyzes primary sources In other words, it is one or more steps removed from the original source.

7. SECONDARY SOURCE EXAMPLES Textbook Magazine article Encyclopedias History book

8. WHICH IS BETTER Well it depends…..  Primary is firsthand knowledge, so it can really be good BUT  Primary sources may not be objective; lots of personal perspective

9. WHICH IS BETTER (CONT’D.) Secondary sources are less authoritative because they are interpreting other sources BUT Secondary sources can be  More objective  Combine information from many sources, possibly making it more thorough

10. REVIEW Primary - Firsthand Secondary - Secondhand (or more) What is your objective: Depending on what you are trying to achieve, you can decide if one or the other is better. Sometimes, both are great sources to use simultaneously.

11. EXAMPLE NPR BROADCAST South Vietnam surrenders to North Vietnam USS Kirk helps South Vietnamese escape in daring rescue at sea Primary sources: Listen to interviews and tape recordings Secondary sources: Reporters analyzing and summarizing the primary source info. Powerful stuff! Listen closely (about 12 min) http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129484369 http://public.npr.org/anon.npr- mp3/npr/atc/2010/08/20100831_atc_06.mp3?orgId=1&topicI d=1136&aggIds=129580052&dl=1&_kip_ipx=1191705387- 1377786819 Secondary link: http://minnesota.publicradio.org/features/npr.php?id=129484369

12. WORKS CITED These are the sources used: "Primary and Secondary Sources.". Ithaca College Library, n.d. Web. 3 Sep 2013.. Shapiro, Joseph, writ. "Forgotten Ship: A Daring Rescue As Saigon Fell." National Public Radio: 31 Aug 2010. Web. 29 Aug 2013.. "What is a Primary Source.". Princeton University. Web. 3 Sep 2013..