Garate, Aubrey

CON-1B

TASK SHEET #01

Primary Sources vs. Secondary Sources
Instructions:

1. Using the Venn diagram below, compare and contrast the characteristics of primary
and secondary source materials. Give an explanation for the overlapping characteristics
on the space provided.

Archive Some primary sources are

collected and published in Library
book format.
Evidence for
Historiography
interpretation Some primary sources are
kept in the library but are
still searched by origins Organized by subject
instead of subject.
Organized by origin Search via the catalog
Search via “Finding Some secondary sources
can be used as primary
Aids” sources, depending on the
research question.

Primary
Secondary

Explanation for overlapping concepts:

As seen in the Venn diagram, primary and secondary sources have overlapping concepts
which means they both have something in common. They may be written in a different
time but both primary and secondary sources serve as a provider of information. They
both cover a wide variety of topics which provides people knowledge and data. These
sources can also be used as references for research purposes since they both can be
scholarly works. In general, both primary and secondary sources are used as reliable basis
of information that anyone can benefit from. Sources are good for gaining a full overview
of your topic and understanding how other researchers have approached it. They often
synthesize a large number of primary sources that would be difficult and time-consuming
to gather by yourself.

2. List down eight (8) examples of primary sources.

a. Poems
b. Novels
c. Diaries
d. Works of Art
e. Manuscripts
f. Video Recordings
g. Photographs
h. Autobiographies

3. List down eight (8) examples of secondary sources.

a. Journal Articles
b. Reviews
c. Academic Books
d. Critic Paper
e. Encyclopedia
f. Essays
g. Reference Books
h. Commentaries

4. List down five (5) examples of sources which can either be primary or secondary
depending on the context and use.

a) Memoir
b) News
c) Diaries
d) Interviews
e) Journal