Lesson 2: Using Information from Various Sources

INFORMATION: PANEL DISCUSSION

• It is a live or virtual discussion about a specific topic
Are facts provided or learned about something or someone amongst a selected group of panelists who share different
perspective in front of an audience.
(Oxford Dictionary)
CLASSIFICATION OF SOURCES OF INFORMATION
METHODS OF GATHERING INFORMATION:
3 MAIN SOURCE OF INFORMATION:
• Listening
• Reading PRIMARY SOURCES
• Interviews • Provides direct or firsthand information about an event,
• Questioning person, object or work of art.
• Questionaries • They are original materials which have not been
• Observation interpreted, condensed, or evaluated by a second party.
• Study of existing report
Examples of Primary Sources:
4 SOURCE OF INFORMATION:
• DIARY
NEWS REPORT • INTERVIEW
• Are found in newspapers, televisions, or radios which aim to • LETTERS
inform the readers of what is happening in the world. • RECORDINGS
• FILMS/MOVIES
SPEECHES • PHOTOS
• Refers to the formal address or discourse delivered to an • ARTIFACTS
audience whether it is in a large or small group.

INFORMATIVE TALK
• It helps the audience understand a subject better and to
remember what they learned.
• It tends to educate the audience on a particular topic.
SECONDARY SOURCES

• Offers an analysis or restatement of primary sources.

• Materials which summarize, interpret, reorganize, or
otherwise provide an added value to a primary source.

Examples of Secondary Sources:

• MAGAZINES
• DOCUMENTARIES
• WEBSITES
• BLOGS
• BIOGRAPHIES

TERTIARY SOURCES
• Lists, compilations, or indexes of primary and secondary
information sources.
• These sources are most often used to look up facts or to get
a general idea about something.

Examples of Tertiary Sources:

• ENCYCLOPEDIA
• DIRECTORIES
• USER MANUAL
• STUDENT HANDBOOK
• INDEX