1. Primary vs. Secondary Sources It matters. Trust us.

2. Primary Source “A document or physical object which was written or created during the time under study”. “These sources were present during an experience or time period and offer an inside view of a particular event”. Quoted from : http://www.princeton.edu/~refdesk/primary2.html

3. Secondary Source “Interprets and analyzes primary sources”. “One or more steps removed from the event”.

4. Still Not Sure? Watch this video at your leisure: https://www.commoncraft.com/video/primary- and-secondary-sources

5. Great Starting Points Library of Congress America in Class New York Public Library’s Digital Collection National Archives (US) Life Photo Archive World Digital Library FedFlix - Internet Archive The Avalon Project at Yale University And some Sweetsearch options: Biographies; On This Day; Happy BirthdayBiographiesOn This Day Happy Birthday

6. Library of Congress

7. America in Class

8. New York Public Library’s Digital Collections

9. National Archives

10. Life Photo Archive

11. World Digital Library

12. Fed Flix - Internet Archive

13. The Avalon Project - Yale Law University

14. Practice! Ms. Sulieman, Ms. Miner, Ms. Hustead, can you give us an example of an event in US History and challenge us to find a PRIMARY SOURCE that might be helpful in understanding the significance of the event?