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Primary
and Secondary Resources
Look at the list
below.
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PRIMARY
SOURCES
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SECONDARY
SOURCES
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Diary |
Encyclopedias |
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Letter or postcard |
Biographies |
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Scrapbook |
Social Studies textbook |
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Baby pictures |
Web site on cave dwellers |
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Map |
Documentary on PBS |
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DVD of Game Plan |
Newspaper review of Game Plan |
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College diploma |
History book from the library |
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Birth certificate |
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Think
about the following questions:
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What do the items in each
list have in common?
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What is the difference
between the two lists?
A
primary source
is a
document or other piece of information that was created
at the time being studied, by someone who
was actually there during that time.
A
secondary source is a work, such as a
scholarly book or article, built from primary sources.
Consider these
questions:
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What kinds of information
do primary sources provide?
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What are the benefits of
both primary and secondary resources?
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What are the challenges of
using both primary and secondary resources?
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Which type of resource do
you use most often? Why?
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Can you think of other
resources to add to the lists?
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