1. Primary and Secondary Sources
8.5.spi.3 Differentiate between a primary and secondary source.

2. Primary Sources
History is like a puzzle that we have to piece together to find the answers.
Historians often use two kinds of evidence to interpret the past:
Primary Sources
Secondary Sources

3. What is a Primary Source?
An informational source from the time of the event
Autobiographies
Diaries
Documents
Eyewitness accounts
Film footage
Laws (Can you think of one that we have studied?)
Letters
Newspaper articles
Objects from the time
Oral histories
Photographs
Poems, art, music
Speeches

4. What are Secondary Sources?
An informational source that analyzes or interprets the event. These sources often use several primary sources to compile the information.
Biographies
Encyclopedias
History books
Textbooks
Works of art created by someone who was not an eyewitness (Can you think of an example?)

5. Connecting to future learning
You need to be able to look at specific documents and tell whether or not they primary or secondary.
For example: Is the Diary of Anne Frank primary of secondary?
8.5.spi.12 Differentiate between primary and secondary source documents

6. Connecting to future learning
You need to able to draw conclusions by looking at excerpts from primary and secondary source documents.
8.5.spi.11 Identify conclusions about historical events using primary and secondary sources.