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Reading a Primary Source


Reading a Primary Source in History

Primary sources are materials that were written or created during the period under investigation. They are letters, reports, diaries, government records, ...

Reading Primary Sources | Harry S. Truman

This lesson prepares students to use primary sources for research purposes. It provides students the opportunity to work on their analysis and research skills.

Evaluating Sources: Primary & Secondary Sources - Library Guides

Secondary sources interpret, analyze or summarize. They provide commentary upon, or analysis of, events, ideas, or primary sources. Because they ...

How to read a primary source

Reading primary sources requires that you use your historical imagination. This process is all about your willingness and ability to ask questions of the ...

Primary Sources on the Web: Finding, Evaluating, Using

Primary sources are the evidence of history, original records or objects created by participants or observers at the time historical events occurred or even ...

Primary and Secondary Sources - UHV Library

By studying primary sources, historians can get a more detailed understanding of what caused an event and the consequences of that event. The ...

Primary Sources | Read Write Think

Primary sources are the raw materials of history—original documents and objects which were created at the time under study.

Understanding Primary and Secondary Sources - Evaluating ...

Primary sources are evidence that was created at a time under study. They include printed, manuscript/archival, audio/visual, and born-digital materials.

"Primary Source Sandwich" - A Way to Teach with Primary Sources

Many of our reluctant readers really struggle with primary sources and this strategy helps make challenging texts more accessible while still ...

How to Find Primary Sources - Libraries at East Tennessee State ...

A Poem: An original poem, whether it is in a book, a journal, or on Instagram, is a primary source. A paper turned in after reading ...

Primary vs. Secondary Sources | Saint Mary's Libraries

Primary sources are uninterpreted, original, or new materials—e.g. an activist gave a speech, a scientist conducted original research, a student drew original ...

Primary source - Wikipedia

In journalism, a primary source can be a person with direct knowledge of a situation, or a document written by such a person. Primary sources are distinguished ...

Learning with Primary Sources

Many state standards support teaching with primary sources, which require students to be both critical and analytical as they read and examine documents and ...

History Research Guide: Primary sources

In the field of History, primary sources refer to firsthand accounts and other evidence from a time in the past. They are what historians ...

What is the difference between a primary and secondary source?

Answer · First-hand accounts (or first-hand experience) · Original documents, artifacts or other objects from the event or time period.

READING AND ANALYZING PRIMARY SOURCES Prof. O'Mara

Writing a paper that is a “close reading” of a primary source is analogous to writing an analysis of a work of literature (like you might do in an English ...

What's a Primary Source? or a Literature Search? - Guide to the Basics

Primary sources are original materials. It is authored by researchers, contains original research data, and is usually published in a peer-reviewed journal.

Primary Source Readers To Develop and Improve Students Social ...

Primary Source Readers: World Cultures Through Time Kit. This kit covers a variety of cultures from around the world, using key social studies ...

Evaluating a Primary Source - MUS Library Guides - LibGuides

Reading primary sources allows us to judge whether we agree with that interpretation because we will have read or seen the same primary ...

Primary sources — how to use them | Services to Schools

Before engaging in primary source analysis with your class, read about what they are and how to use them effectively and responsibly.