knowledge of primary and secondary sources

PRIMARY & SECONDARY SOURCES QUIZ 2020

Determine whether the sources below are Primary Source (P) or secondary Sources(S)

A Primary Source is information that was created at the same time as an event or by a person directly involved in the event. Diaries, speeches, letters, official records, autobiographies.

A Secondary Source is information from somewhere else or by a person not directly involved in the event. Encyclopedias, textbooks, book reports.

Part 1:

Instructions: Determine whether the following are primary or secondary sources. Explain your reasoning in 1-2 COMPLETE SENTENCES below each question.

Submit the original document. Make no changes, please.

1) A painting by Leonardo DaVinci.

2) A letter from John Smith about his meeting with the Powhatan Indians.

3) A text book describing the 'the Great War'.

4) A college professor describing how the pilgrims lived.

5) A reporter describing his time in Iraq.

6) A friend giving a report about the Industrial Revolution's changes to America.

7) The movie Titanic.

8) A biography about the sixteenth US President, Abraham Lincoln

9) An Indian writing about how his ancestors used to use all parts of the animals they hunted.

10) A documentary about how 'Wizard of Oz' changed movies forever.

11) A blog written by an employee describing what it is like working at Apple.

12) Neil Armstrong giving an interview about being the first man to walk on the moon.

13) A newspaper article describing last night's storm.

14) An autobiography about Bill Gates.

15) The History Channel explaining how life was for a slave.

PART TWO:

Part 2:

Instructions: Determine whether the following are primary or secondary sources. Explain your reasoning in 1-2 COMPLETE SENTENCES below each question.

1) Rosa Parks describing her role in the Montgomery Alabama bus boycotts.

2) A journal written by Sequoyah about how he created the Cherokee alphabet.

3) A text book describing the civil war.

4) Another student reading a report about the tanks from World War 1.

5) An interview with a soldier about what it was like in Iraq.

6) A friend telling you about his teacher last year.

7) A movie showing the life of George Washington.

8) A biography about the second president, John Adams.

9) An Indian’s journal describing what it was like to meet white settlers for the first time.

10) A writer talking about their latest book.

11) A webpage talking about how life may have been in ancient Greece.

12) A radio recording of Walt Disney talking about Disney World.

13) A newspaper article from 2001 describing the great depression in the 1920's.

14) An autobiography about Rod Sterling.

15) Your parent describing how Pilgrims came to America.

Part 3:

Directions:

You, the student are conducting research.

1. List 3 possible primary or secondary sources you can use for each research topic below.

2. Next, explain in 3-4 sentences why you can use those sources for the topic.

1. You are researching the current “trade war” between the US and China.

2. You are researching the eruption of Mount Vesuvius which buried the city of Pompeii.

3. The origin of Cinco de Mayo.

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