Greetings! Sit in your EXPERT GROUPS! Write Down Homework Materials: Pen or pencil Put all binders under your tables CHOICE WATCH: Civil Rights Short: OR WATCH: Assassination of JFK SHORT:
Primary and Secondary Sources Let’s review, then play a quick game!
Primary Sources A primary source is a document, speech, or other sort of evidence written, created or produced during the time under study. Primary sources offer an inside view of a particular event.
Examples of primary sources: Original documents: autobiographies, diaries, , interviews, letters, minutes, news film footage, official records, photographs, raw research data, speeches Creative works: art, drama, films, music, novels, poetry Relics or artifacts: buildings, clothing, DNA, furniture, jewelry, pottery
Secondary Sources Secondary sources provide interpretation and analysis of primary sources. Secondary sources are one step removed from the original event or "horse's mouth." Secondary Source Primary Source Primary Sources Primary Source
Examples of secondary sources: Britannica Online encyclopedia World Book or SIRS Critic’s review analyzing a play, poem, novel, movie, or short story Magazine or newspaper articles about events or people Political analysis of an election or politician
Primary or Secondary Sources? Everyone face front and hold your card in front of your chest. When I show you a source, flip your paper to show what kind of source it is.
1. Primary or Secondary?
2. Primary or Secondary?
3. Primary or Secondary?
4. Primary or Secondary? KAjmt0 KAjmt0 KAjmt0 11/06/us/politics/06-obama-election- night-speech.html 11/06/us/politics/06-obama-election- night-speech.html 11/06/us/politics/06-obama-election- night-speech.html
5. Primary or Secondary? Article about Martin Luther King Junior from People Magazine in 1988.
6. Primary or Secondary?
7. Primary or Secondary? YOUR Learning Journal
8. Primary or Secondary?
9. Primary or Secondary?
10. Primary or Secondary?
Another Source Sort As a group analyze the items in your basket Decide if they are primary or secondary Record your answers on ONE T-chart— be sure everyone’s name is on the chart Raise your hand when you finish in order to get the Extension Assignment
Exit slip Answer questions 1-5. Then, on the back, respond to this journal: Look at one PRIMARY SOURCE at your table. Describe it in as much detail as possible. What can you learn about your civilization FROM THIS SOURCE?