Define and Understand US History Benchmark 1 and 2.

PRIMARY AND SECONDARY

SOURCESDefine and Understand

US HistoryBenchmark 1 and 2

Primary Sources What is a Primary source??

Something that originates from the past Developed by people who experienced the

events being studied What are some examples of Primary

Sources??

Speeches Letters

Pictures

Journals/Diaries

VideosGovernment Documents

Interviews

Evidence

E-mailsOral Histories

Secondary Sources What is a Secondary Source?

Something developed by people who have researched events but did not experience them directly.

What are some examples of Secondary Sources?

Textbooks Magazines

Blogs

Political CommentaryEncyclopedi

asInterpretive Journal

Artifacts and Fossils

Historical Figure: Ann FrankPrimary or Secondary?

“Anne and her older sister, Margot, attended the Jewish Lyceum in Amsterdam. The Franks had moved to the Netherlands in the years leading up to World War II to escape persecution in Germany. After the Germans invaded the Netherlands in 1940, the Franks were forced into hiding.”

“If it's that bad in Holland, what must it be like in those faraway and uncivilized places where the Germans are sending them? We assume that most of them are being murdered. The English radio says they're being gassed.”

October 9, 1942

Harriet Tubman

Benjamin Franklin

Check your Skills

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KN5bXDddLQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSXiOfS1CKY

Ms. Mona Lisa

Questioning your sources….

Know What’s Good: ThomasJefferson.gov V. TommyJeffJeff.com Wikipedia.org Blogs/ Personal Webpages/ FACEBOOK

Ask Questions to help you USE it: 1)Who is the Author? Who is the Audience? 2) When was it written/ made? 3) Was the Doc meant to be public? 4) What is the Historical Context? 5) Why is this important to researching

history?

Lets Take a Historical Look…

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1)Who is the Author? Who is the Audience? 2) When was it written/ made? 3) Was the Doc meant to be public? 4) What is the Historical Context? What’s was

going on at the time? 5) Why is this important to researching

history?