Primary vs. Secondary

 What is a source?  What are the different types of sources?  Are all sources created equal? Why?

 A resource from which information can be obtained  Primary vs. Secondary

 First person accounts that are recorded at the time of the event ◦ Ex. Photographs, letters, drawings, diaries, documents, and objects from the time period

 Account created by someone either not present when the event took place or removed by time from the event. Often, they are based on primary resources. ◦ Textbooks, histories (articles that interpret findings) and encyclopedias.

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 Diary of Anne Frank - Experiences of a Jewish family during WWII  The Constitution of Canada - Canadian History  A journal article reporting NEW research or findings  Weavings and pottery - Native American history  History Alive Textbook  Plato's Republic

 How can tell if a source is reliable?  What factors contribute to reliability?

 Primary vs. Secondary  Reason to lie  Other evidence  Public or Private

 Primary vs. Secondary ◦ Eyewitness or not eyewitness?

 Reason to lie? ◦ Would someone benefit if the truth were distorted?

 Other evidence to support the evidence in this source? ◦ Eyewitnesses, statements, recordings, photographs

 Public or private statement ◦ Would you report information differently if someone was looking?