Name:
Using Your Vocabulary
Part 1: Who would study the following sources: an archaeologist, historian or someone who studies oral
tradition? Write the answer on the space next to the source and give an example of the type of information we
can learn from that source.
1)
A set of laws carved in a stone ________________
What could this tell us about the people who created it?
2) A mummy ________________
What could this tell us about the people who created it?
3) A rumor told in the lunch room about an event that happened last year ________________
Part 2: Use your notes from yesterday to determine if the following sources are primary or secondary. Write
an S on the space for secondary and a P for primary.
1) Letters written by Abraham Lincoln ______
2) A documentary on PBS about World War II ______
3) Video footage of battles in World War II
______
4) A newspaper article from 1912 about the sinking of the Titanic ______
5) A speech given by Martin Luther King ______
6) A newspaper article from 1991 about the 50th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack
7) A chapter in your textbook about the ancient Greeks.
______
______
8) An original photograph from the 1941 attack at Pearl Harbor that you found in your grandparents’ photo
album ______
9) An original World War I uniform worn by your great grandfather ______
10) An encyclopedia entry on the Vietnam War ______
11) The diary of Anne Frank (a young girl who lived in hiding during the Holocaust) ______
12) A web site that summarizes Ancient Roman mythology ______
13) A map of China created during ancient times ______
14) A manuscript of Barack Obama’s first speech as President ______
15) An ancient Egyptian mummy you saw at a museum
______
Part 3: Bubble Map: Can you give examples of primary sources? See how many examples you can come
up with in the following categories: Published, Unpublished, Visual and Oral. Complete the bubble map on the
back of this page. I should see more than five examples for each category. The more the better!
Published = material that has been officially released or made available to the public
Unpublished = material not released to the public; more personal in nature
Visual = material like art or objects
Oral = sources that are given verbally
Published Primary
Sources
Visual Primary Sources
Unpublished Primary
Sources
Oral Primary Sources
Part 4: Creative Writing- Pick an interesting story that happened to you this summer. Write a primary account
(you were there when it happened) of that event. Then, find out a story from a friend or family member of
something that did not happen to you. Write a secondary account (you were not there when it happened) about
that event. You may write in the space provided or write your stories on a separate sheet of paper.
Primary Account:
Secondary Account: