Source Question

Question 1

primary source

Answer 1

immediate, first-hand accounts of a topic, from people who had a direct connection with it

Question 2

secondary source

Answer 2

secondary sources are works that analyze, assess or interpret a historical event, era, or phenomenon, generally utilizing primary sources to do so
secondary sources often offer a review or a critique
they can includebooks, journal articles, speeches, reviews, research reports, and more

Question 3

purpose?

Answer 3

why was the source created?

Question 4

motive?

Answer 4

what does the author hope to achieve?

Question 5

reliability

Answer 5

is the source trustworthy?
consider the origin and purpose.
is the information truthful / accurate? is the source biased (consider emotive language; exaggeration)?

Question 6

usefulness

Answer 6

how useful is the collection of sources in terms of their information / content?
Main consideration - relevance to question
. do the sources (as a collection) cover everything? What’s missing?

Question 7

tone

Answer 7

is the source emotional and biased or objective and factual?

exaggerated