2. Review - Here is what we have learned so far . . .
1. Identify an author’s claim
2. Recognize reliable and trustworthy sources
3. Cite evidence from the text
4. Follow MLA format
5. Compare and Contrast sources to determine which is more persuasive
6. Look at persuasive strategies - Ethos/Pathos/Logos, parallel structure, imagery, rhetorical questions etc.
7. Our focus has been on American Literature

3. Primary Sources vs. Secondary Sources

4. Let’s Define Terms

5. So in your own words . . . A primary source is . . .
A secondary source is . . .

6. Let’s practice – Is the example a primary source or a secondary source?
1) A youtube video describing how the pyramids were built.
2) A text book describing the civil rights movement.
3) A news report about the opening of a power plant.
4) A cartoon showing how Pocahontas met John Smith.
5) An interview with Alexander Graham Bell about how he invented the telephone.
6) A short story describing Thomas Edison and Nikolia Tesla's 'electrical' battle.
7) An autobiography about the 40th president, Ronald Reagan.
8) A book describing Christopher Columbus sailing to America.
9) A play showing how Benjamin Franklin flew a kite during a lightning storm.
10) Anne Frank's diary describing her life during World War 2

7. Brainstorm with your partner
Why might a primary source be useful when doing research?
What might be some of the problems with primary sources?
What might a secondary source be useful when doing research?
What might be some of the problems with secondary sources?

8. Analysis – Use the questions on the next page to analyze this picture – (not all questions can be answered)
Let’s analyze a source together -

9. A. LIST 3 THINGS THE AUTHOR SAID THAT YOU THINK WERE IMPORTANT 1. 2.
DATE OF THE DOCUMENT -
AUTHOR:
TITLE OF THE PIECE:
FOR WHAT AUDIENCE WAS THE DOCUMENT WRITTEN:
DOCUMENT INFORMATION (THERE ARE MANY POSSIBLE WAYS TO ANSWER A-E)
A. LIST 3 THINGS THE AUTHOR SAID THAT YOU THINK WERE IMPORTANT 1. 2. 3.
B. WHY DO YOU THINK THIS DOCUMENT WAS WRITTEN:
C. WHAT EVIDENCE IN THE DOCUMENT HELPS YOU KNOW WHY IT WAS WRITTEN? QUOTE FROM THE DOCUMENT
D. LIST 2 THINGS THE DOCUMENT TELLS YOU ABOUT LIFE IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE TIME IT WAS WRITTEN
E. WRITE A QUESTION FOR THE AUTHOR THAT IS LEFT UNANSWERED BY THE DOCUMENT
F. IS THIS A PRIMARY OR SECONDARY SOURCE? HOW DO YOU KNOW? HOW IS THIS SOURCE SIMILAR OR DIFFERENT FROM YOUR OTHER SOURCES?