ORGANIZING

INFORMATION FROM
SECONDARY SOURCES
Gaila Mae A. Sanorjo
LOCATE ME!
Direction: Figure out what book does
the question describe
Where would you look to
find the location of New
York City?
ATLAS BOOK
Where would you
look to find the
meaning of the
word
PROCRASTINATE?
DICTIONARY
Where would you
look to find another
word that means
the same as HAPPY?
THESAURUS
Where would
you look to find
facts about
lions?
ALMANAC
You need to know
how to program
your new smart
phone. What do
you use?
MANUAL
 PRIMARY SOURCE
It is a first-hand or contemporary account
of an event or topic. They are the most
direct evidence of a time or event because
they were created by people or things that
were there at the time or event. These
sources have not been modified by
interpretation and offer original thought or
new information.
scholarly journal articles (research based),
some government reports, thesis and
conference proceedings, original artwork,
poems, photographs, speeches, letters,
memos, personal narratives, diaries,
interviews, autobiographies, and
correspondence.
SECONDARY SOURCE
a secondary source of information is one
that was created later by someone who did
not experience first-hand or participate in
the events or conditions you're researching.
For the purposes of a historical research
project, secondary sources are generally
scholarly books and articles.
Examples of secondary sources are
scholarly or popular books and journal
articles, histories, criticisms, reviews,
commentaries, encyclopedias, and
textbooks.
Organizing
Information
through
Outline
What is an
OUTLINE?
Outline is...
a general plan of
what you are
going to write.
BENEFITS OF OUTLINING:
A. Makes you piece of writing organized. A careful plan
will help you stay focus on your ideas
B. It saves time for writers. Outlining can take time but
you can write quickly with the help of it.
FORMAT OF AN OUTLINE:

Main Idea: Roman Numerals (I, II, III)

Sub Ideas: Capital Letters (A, B, C)
Division of Sub Idea: Numerals (1,2,3)
Minor Ideas: Lower Letters (a, b, c)
I. Introduction: The King of the Jungle
a. Lion (Panthera Leo
b. I chose this animal because I want to learn why they
are considered as the king of the jungle
c. I expect to learn the things they do to survive in a
jungle

II. Classification of a Lion

a. A lion is a carnivorous mammal
b. Lions are the second largest in the family Felidae,
being slightly smaller than the tiger (Panthera tigris). The
leopard (Panthera pardus) and the jaguar (Panthera onca)
are the two other cats that make up the four “big cats” in
the genus Panthera.
 Activity
Direction: Make a topic outline about this paragraph
Who wants to be an
architech, engineer,
teacher or writer
here?
 ASSIGNMENT
Using secondary sources
such as books,
enyclopedia, etc. make an
outline about "your
favorite animal"