Primary Sources vs Secondary Sources

Colleen & Caleb

What are we learning today?

- The goal for today is to be

able to distinguish the
differences between
primary and secondary
sources.
Which of these are
primary sources?

A legal document

A movie about WWII

War
propaganda
from WWII

An American history
textbook
 - Original documents, records, photographs,
letters, etc from the the exact time period.
What is a Primary
Source?

- As you can see there are many forms of

primary resources
 - Secondary sources are sources
that are a reaction, analysis, or
Secondary Sources interpretation of a primary source.
- It is like second- hand information
- Some examples: A history
textbook, journal articles,
documentaries about a passed era
or time period.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m5l_FnHZ0o
Let’s watch this video to
clarify
- We see that primary and secondary
sources can be used in all content areas!
How are these sources similar and different?
Let’s compare the two types of sources together…
Primary
Secondary

Second-hand stories.
Happens closest to the Usually written after the event/
event. era.
By someone that probably Both about an
experienced the event/ era. event.
Analytics and graphs
Work Together! In groups of 3-4 work together to
complete this worksheet on primary and
secondary sources.
Exit Ticket Complete the Exit Ticket after we
go over the worksheet.