Sources Flashcards
original research
PRIMARY SOURCES
diaries, journals, photographs, speeches, interviews, emails, letters
PRIMARY SOURCES
data from the Census Bureau or a survey you have done
PRIMARY SOURCES
Original documents, like the Constitution or a birth certificate
PRIMARY SOURCES
newspapers (current events or current opinion)
PRIMARY SOURCES
religious books; personal memoirs and autobiographies
PRIMARY SOURCES
are further removed from the original material and are a distillation and collection of primary and secondary sources
TERTIARY SOURCES
Examples:
bibliography of critical works about an author
Dictionary
textbooks (also considered secondary); factbooks; guidebooks; manuals
TERTIARY SOURCES
are written about primary sources to interpret or analyze them.
SECONDARY SOURCES
•commentaries on speeches; critiques of plays, journalism, or books
SECONDARY SOURCES
•a journal article that talks about a primary source
SECONDARY SOURCES
•textbooks (can also be considered tertiary); biographies; encyclopedias; websites
SECONDARY SOURCES
