Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region 1
Schools Division Office
DAGUPAN CITY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Tapuac, Dagupan City

FOURTH QUARTER ACTIVITY SHEET NO. 2

ENGLISH 8
S.Y. 2020-2021

I. Topic/Lesson:
Primary and Secondary Sources
II. MELC & L.C. Code:
Expand the content of an outline using notes from primary and secondary sources. (EN8WC-IIIc-1.1.6)
III. Objectives:
a. Differentiate primary and secondary sources; and
b. Identify primary and secondary sources within the context.
IV. Discussion:
When you do research or write essays, you have to gather information and evidence from a variety
sources. You call them primary and secondary sources.
 A primary source is an original object or document- the raw material or first-hand information.
 Primary sources include historical and legal documents, eyewitness accounts, results of
experiments, statistical data, pieces of creative writing, and art objects.
 Other examples of primary sources:
 Autobiographies and memoirs
 Diaries, personal letters, and correspondence
 Interviews, surveys, and fieldwork
 Internet communications on email, blogs, listservs, and newsgroups
 Photographs, drawings, and posters
 A secondary source is something written about a primary source. Secondary sources include
comments on, interpretation of, of discussions about the original material. You can think of
secondary sources as second-hand information.
 If I tell you something, I am the primary source. If you tell someone else what I told you, you are the
secondary source.
 Secondary source materials can be articles in newspapers or popular magazines, book or movie
reviews, or articles found in scholarly journals that discuss or evaluate someone else’s research.
 Other examples of secondary sources:
 Bibliographies
 Biographical works
 Reference books. Including dictionaries, encyclopedias, and atlases
 Articles from magazines, journals, and newspapers after the event
 Literature reviews and review articles (e.g. movie reviews, book reviews)
 History books and other popular or scholarly books

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V. Activity Proper:
A. Directions: Determine whether the following are primary or secondary sources. Write PS for
primary source and SS for secondary source in the blanks provided before each number.
______ 1. A report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: “Drifting Apart: New Findings on Growing
Income Disparities Between the Rich, the Poor, and the Middle Class,” 1990
______ 2. An interview with two homeless persons in your town
______ 3. A book entitled “The Undeserving Poor. From the War on Poverty to the War on Welfare,” by
Michael Katz, 1989
______ 4. A magazine article from 2011 entitled “Mining in the Old West in the 1860’s to the 1890’s.
______ 5. Statistics on the number of homeless in Tondo, Manila from the City census office
______ 6. A classmate giving a report about World War 2
______ 7. An actor describing what it was like on the set of a movie
______ 8. Pictures taken by your Aunt Sally of the World Trade Center attack
______ 9. The diary of Anne Frank-the published diary of a teenage girl who experienced the Holocaust first
hand
______ 10. The United States’ Constitution

B. Directions: Read the sources of information given below. Place them in their respective boxes.

Primary Sources Secondary Sources

 The Philippine Constitution

 Memoirs of a Geisha
 A textbook describing civil rights movement
 A YouTube video showing how pyramids are built
 A short story describing Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla’s ‘electrical’ battle
 An interview with a survivor of a natural disaster
 An autobiography of Abraham Lincoln
 A TV show explaining what happened in Vietnam
 A journal written by Lewis about his exploration of the Louisiana Purchase.
 A letter from a soldier describing World War 2

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C. Directions: Determine whether the sources given below are primary or secondary. In each
number, explain your reasoning in a complete sentence. An example is given below.

Example:
1. My friend Tim said I should read a novel that he really liked. He told me about it- it sounds really
good!
Answer: Secondary Source. The persons in the context made use of novels and novels are
considered as secondary sources.

1. I was watching ESPN and one of the reporters said he had heard good reviews about a new sports
movie.
Answer:

2. My mom has CDs of my grandparents telling stories about when they were kids. We love to listen to
these at family gatherings.
Answer:

3. I am writing an essay about George Washington for my U.S. History class. I used articles from
Wikipedia and another encyclopedia.
Answer:

4. I found my sister’s diary in her closet.

Answer:

5. The students wrote an article about Obama’s speeches.

Answer:

D. Directions: Write an outline using the given topic and indicate the sources used.
Use this link as a guide for this activity:
https://shoopenglish.weebly.com/uploads/1/4/0/7/14074190/expanded_paragraph_outline.pdf

Subject: COVID-19

Focused Topic:

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Topic Sentence:
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Supporting Details:
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Concluding Sentence:
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Primary and Secondary Sources used:

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Prepared by:

English 8 Teachers

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