Mr. Hardy
Unit 1
RMS IB 2013-2014

OBJ: Students will be able to determine the difference between primary and secondary historical documents by completing an analysis of both a primary and secondary source document.
Agenda:
1. Warm Up
2. Notes- Primary v. Secondary Sources
3. Activity using Primary and Secondary Sources
4. Reflection
HW: Review all notes on Ms. Hardy’s wiki… quiz next week!

• How do you normally conduct research? What sources do you use and where do you find those resources?
• How do you think people researched before the internet?
• What do you think historians and archeologists use to gather information?
• What might make a source better than others?

 Original, firsthand accounts of historical incidents
 Usually written/created by someone who was either involved in or witnessed the historical event.
Examples of Primary
Sources:
Letters
Diaries
Speeches
Interviews
Autobiographies
Maps
Photos
Newspaper articles
Treaties
Government documents

 Offer interpretations or analysis of the primary source material.
 They are secondhand accounts of historical events.
Examples of Secondary
Sources:
Textbooks
Reports
Articles
Biographies
Books
Commentaries
Magazines
Encyclopedias
Editorials

• How do I know if a resource is a primary or secondary source?
– Ask the following:
• How does the author know these details?
• Was the author present at the event?
• Where does the information come from?
Eyewitness account? Personal experience? Reports written by another person?

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• Glue the primary and the secondary source in your IN per Mr. Hardy’s instructions.
Directions:
• Underline anything in the first source that helps you determine that it is a primary source.
• Answer the following questions, in complete sentences, for the document:
– Is the source primary or secondary?
– Where does the information come from? Eyewitness account? Personal experience? Reports written by another person?
– What key words did you find in the document to let you know that it was primary or secondary?

• Underline anything in the second source that helps you determine that it is a secondary source .
• Answer the following questions, in complete sentences, for the document:
– Is the source primary or secondary?
– Where does the information come from? Eyewitness account? Personal experience? Reports written by another person?
– What key words did you find in the document to let you know that it was primary or secondary?

Now it’s your turn to create primary and secondary sources.
• Part 1Write an account of something that happened to you. This account should be historically accurate and 1 paragraph. PRIMARY
SOURCE
• Part 2- Now, write a 1 paragraph summary about an historic event.
It can be anything. This is not a personal account. It should be something that you have learned about history. Be sure to give your reader clues that this is a secondary source.
SECONDARY SOURCE

• Use the last 10 minutes of class to reflect on what you learned during this class period.
• Guiding Question: Show me the difference between a primary source and a secondary source.