Primary and Secondary Sources
Questions to Answer:
What are primary sources?
What are secondary sources?
What are the strengths and weaknesses of primary sources?
What are the strengths and weaknesses of secondary sources?
Questions to Answer:
What are primary sources?
What are secondary sources?
What are the strengths and weaknesses of primary sources?
What are the strengths and weaknesses of secondary sources?
Types of Primary Sources:
Interviews
speeches at event
video of event
newspaper articles
art
biography
letters
diaries
documents
pictures
artifacts
maps
Types of Secondary Sources:
books
magazine articles
encyclopedias
music
textbook
cartoons
Strengths of Primary Sources:
Firsthand accounts of event that are very valuable to historians
Weaknesses of Primary Sources:
Can be difficult to interpret
Interviews can be biased
Strengths of Secondary Sources:
Usually written by experts that analyze events
Weaknesses of Secondary Sources:
May contain author bias
not as imediate
Interviews
speeches at event
video of event
newspaper articles
art
biography
letters
diaries
documents
pictures
artifacts
maps
Types of Secondary Sources:
books
magazine articles
encyclopedias
music
textbook
cartoons
Strengths of Primary Sources:
Firsthand accounts of event that are very valuable to historians
Weaknesses of Primary Sources:
Can be difficult to interpret
Interviews can be biased
Strengths of Secondary Sources:
Usually written by experts that analyze events
Weaknesses of Secondary Sources:
May contain author bias
not as imediate
Famous Primary Source Photographs
Links to find Primary Source Documents on Wisconsin