Biography primary and secondary sources powerpoint

Presentation on theme: "Primary vs. Secondary Sources"— Presentation transcript:

1 Primary vs. Secondary Sources
Objective: Students will be able to identify primary and secondary sources.

2 Primary SourcesPrimary sources are the ___________________sources of informationrecorded ________________________________________________.First-hand accounts of eventsHistorical documentsExamples___________________________PoetryPersonal InterviewsAutobiographiesArtifactsEditorial CartoonsLibrary of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, DC

3 Why use primary sources?
To explain how major events are related to each other in time.To think critically and distinguish between __________and _________________.To recognize ___________________________in print and visual materials.

4 Secondary Sources Secondary sources of information are derived from
________________________________Summaries of primary sourcesAnalyses or interpretations of prima