Primary And Secondary Sources

Question 1

Define Primary source.

Answer 1

Made or written at the time the event happened.

Question 2

Define secondary source

Answer 2

Written or made after the event by someone who wasn’t there.

Question 3

Are the following a primary or a secondary source?
Diary
Newspaper
Movie
Museum Display
Play
Book
Building

Answer 3

Primary
Primary
Secondary 
Primary
Secondary 
Secondary 
Primary

Question 4

What is a primary source

Answer 4

Primary source is an original object or document, the raw material or first-hand information that is closest to what is being studied

primary sources can include eyewitness account this is a creative writing
Coin building newspaper diary letter photos
Photo museum display newspaper

Question 5

What is a secondary source?

Answer 5

A secondary source is something written about a primary source. The function of these is to interpret primary sources and can be described as one step removed from the event. Secondary source materials interpret and draw conclusions about the events reported in primary sources these are usually in the form of publish works such as a journal journal articles or books that mean clued radio or television documentaries

Documentaries internet movie play