Tea Sheanley Castillon

BEED 1

GE –PH

Quiz

A. True or False. Write true if the statement is true. Otherwise, write false in the space provided.

True 1. History is the study of past.

TRUE 2. Historical sources that were nit written should not be used in writing history.

FALSE 3. The subject of historiography is history itself.

False 4. History has no use for the present, thus, the saying “past is past” is true

False 5. History is limited to the story of a hero versus a villain.

False 6. Only primary sources may be used in writing history.

False 7. There are three types of sources: Primary, secondary and tertiary sources.

True 8. External Criticism is done by examining the physical characteristics of a source.

False 9. Internal Criticism is done by looking at a source’s quality of paper and type of ink

False 10. The historians are the only source of history.

Activity Task #1

B. What source? Read the following scenarios and classify the sources discovered as primary, secondary,
and tertiary. Write your answer in the space provided.
 1. Jose was exploring the library in his new school in Manila. He wanted to study the history of
Calamba, Laguna during the 19th Century. In one of the books, he saw an old photograph of a
woman standing in front of an old church, clipped among the pages. At the back, of the photo
was a fine inscription that says: “Kalamba, 19 de Junio 1861”.

Is the Photograph a primary, secondary, or tertiary source? Explain why.

     It is primary sources, photography is an example of primary sources because it is a first hand
account created at the time of a historical event or are records of original ideas.

2. It was Lean’s first day in his first year of college in a big university. His excitement made him
come to class unusually early and he found their classroom empty. He explored the classroom
and sat at the teacher’s table. He looked at the table drawer and saw a book entitled U.G. An
Underground Tale: The Journey of Edgar Jopson and the First Quarter Storm Generation. He
started reading the book and realized that it was a biography of a student leader turned political
activist during the time of Ferdinand Marcos. The author used interviews with friends and family
of Jopson, and other primary documents related to his works and life.

Is the book a primary or secondary source? Explain why.

 A secondary source biography is an example of a secondary source. These are works

that have been on primary sources; they are usually interpretations and a summary and also
analysis or a review.

3. Lorena was a new teacher of Reading in Philippine History in Palawan State University-Española
Campus. Her colleagues gave her the new textbook that she ought to use in class. Before the
started, Lorena studied the textbook carefully. She noted that the authors used works by other
known Historians in writing the textbook. She saw that the bibliography included
TeodoroAgoncillo’sThe Revolt of the Masses and The Fateful Years: Japan’s Adventure in the
Philippines, 1941-1945. She also saw that the authors used Ma. Luisa Camaga’s Working Women
of Manila During the 19th Century and many others.
 Is the textbook Primary, secondary or tertiary source?

Bibliography is an example of secondary sources. Sources which are produced by an

Author who uses primary sources to produce that book.

Activity Task #2

Essay Writing (10 points each).

1. Why do social scientists refer or consult to history in analyzing or predicting a

certain situation or a particular behavior?

History, unlike other sciences, does not provide exact details of a fact; it simply
deals with historical human activity that have been documented in various
mediums; the manner in which these activities have been communicated can never
be perfect. Despite widespread doubts about the value of learning history, nations
continue to rely on its lessons because they have no other method of connecting to
the present. History acts as a memory and diary of a country's distant past, as well
as a mirror for examining the present and a compass for guiding the future.  Social
scientists study all aspects of society, including previous events, human behavior,
and human interactions. By analyzing human interactions, social scientists can
deduce what happened in the past. They can tell how humans have developed to
form new societies by observing how they interacted. As a result, history was used
to analyze and forecast a specific circumstance or behavior because it plays such an
important part in social science. Social scientists do study and develop new methods
for analyzing social events. Every challenge requires them to make decisions and
offer solutions. Furthermore, if social scientists do not solve and anticipate the
present and future, they will be unable to do so.
 2. Primary source has been regarded as the source of the “best evidence” but when
many eyewitnesses supply information discrepancies and contradictions emerged,
what do you think is the best solution to have accurate and exact narration of
events coming from different sources?

According to my perspective, citing in APA Style or American Psychological

Association and Modern Language Association in which you are addressing is the
finest way for having precise and exact narration of events originating from many
sources. There are parentheses holding the author's last name, year of publication,
and, on occasion, the page number or position of the material in this way.
Plagiarism would not occur if you used citations. When there are numerous
eyewitnesses, obtaining the best evidence might be difficult. That is why you must
be alert and vigilant when obtaining information. First and foremost, you must
validate the information provided to you; you must double-check the facts.

Performance Task #3

Instruction: List down specific examples of primary and secondary sources of data

Primary Sources Secondary sources

diaries, correspondence, ships' logs journal articles that comment on or analyses research

original documents e.g. birth certificates, trial Textbooks

transcripts
 biographies, autobiographies, manuscripts dictionaries and encyclopedia’s

Painting Exhibition catalog Explaining the painting

Novel Article and analyzing novels

newspaper advertisements and reportage and criticism of literature, art works or music
editorial/opinion pieces

creative art works, literature newspaper editorial/opinion pieces

case law, legislation, regulations, constitutions political commentary

original documents e.g. birth certificates, trial journal articles that comment on or analyze research
transcripts

interviews, speeches, oral histories books that interpret, analyze