logging in or signing up Primary & Secondary Sources Cozzarelli Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 1808 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (2) Dislike it (2) Added: April 15, 2010 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 2 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... By: wadezaglas (11 month(s) ago) This is a comprehensive presentation. Can I please download it? wade.zaglas@ntschools.net Saving..... Post Reply Close Saving..... Edit Comment Close By: jaibhole (11 month(s) ago) pls provide downloded link.... Saving..... Post Reply Close Saving..... 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No bias, no viewpoint Only your interpretation Can give additional information Materials Textures Printing methods Technologies What is a Primary Source? : What is a Primary Source? Autobiographies Diaries Documents Eyewitness accounts Film footage Laws Letters Newspaper articles Novels Objects from the time Oral histories Photographs Poems, art, music Speeches An informational source from the time of the event Does a Primary Source have to be the original material? : Does a Primary Source have to be the original material? No – it can be in another form, but it can’t be edited or interpreted in any way. For example, Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream” speech can be found in hundreds of Documents in American History Time and Place Rule : Time and Place Rule The closer in time and place a source and its creator were to an event in the past, the better the source will be. Bias Rule : Bias Rule Every source is biased in some way. Bias Rule guidelines: Every piece of evidence and every source must be read or viewed skeptically and critically. No piece of evidence should be taken at face value. Each piece of evidence and source must be cross-checked and compared with related sources and pieces of evidence. Questions to ask yourself when looking at Primary Sources : Questions to ask yourself when looking at Primary Sources Who wrote this? How do they know the information they are telling me? When did they write it? Why did they write it? Who did they write it for? Was the author a neutral party? Did the author produce the source for personal use or a large audience? Was the information recorded during the event, immediately after the event, or after a lapse of time? Did the author wish to inform or persuade? What are Secondary Sources? : What are Secondary Sources? An informational source that analyzes the event. These sources often use several primary sources to compile the information. Biographies Encyclopedias History books Textbooks Are Secondary Sources useful for History Students? : Are Secondary Sources useful for History Students? Yes – They provide the necessary background or context to be able to interpret Primary Sources For example, Your World History Book can provide background information about the events leading up to WWII and the Cold War. Beware of Bias! : Beware of Bias! Is it possible for a Secondary Source to be completely objective? Sources of Historical Study : Sources of Historical Study Biography of a playwright Videotape of a performance Theatre Essay on Native American land rights Treaty Political Science Treatise on a particular genre of poetry Poem Literature Book about the Underground Railroad Slave diary History Article critiquing the piece of art Original artwork Art Primary Source Secondary Source Slide 15: ARCHIVES AND MANUSCRIPT MATERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS, AUDIO RECORDINGS, VIDEO RECORDINGS, FILMS JOURNALS, LETTERS AND DIARIES SPEECHES PUBLISHED BOOKS, NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINE CLIPPINGS PUBLISHED AT THE TIME GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS ORAL HISTORIES ARTIFACTS, e.g. CLOTHING, COSTUMES, FURNITURE Primary Sources Secondary Sources You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.
Primary & Secondary Sources Cozzarelli Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 1808 Category: Education License: All Rights Reserved Like it (2) Dislike it (2) Added: April 15, 2010 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 2 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... By: wadezaglas (11 month(s) ago) This is a comprehensive presentation. Can I please download it? wade.zaglas@ntschools.net Saving..... Post Reply Close Saving..... Edit Comment Close By: jaibhole (11 month(s) ago) pls provide downloded link.... Saving..... Post Reply Close Saving..... Edit Comment Close By: lissynikki (14 month(s) ago) I love this presentation. If I could I would like to download it. Thanks. Lissynikki@hotmail.com Saving..... Post Reply Close Saving..... Edit Comment Close Premium member Presentation Transcript Primary and Secondary Sources : Primary and Secondary Sources “the leavings, the shards, the remnants of people who once lived and don't live any more." : “the leavings, the shards, the remnants of people who once lived and don't live any more." A definition of a Primary Source "To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child." Cicero : "To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child." Cicero "those who fail to learn from history are condemned to repeat it". Santanya : "those who fail to learn from history are condemned to repeat it". Santanya Why do we use primary sources in history? : Why do we use primary sources in history? No bias, no viewpoint Only your interpretation Can give additional information Materials Textures Printing methods Technologies What is a Primary Source? : What is a Primary Source? Autobiographies Diaries Documents Eyewitness accounts Film footage Laws Letters Newspaper articles Novels Objects from the time Oral histories Photographs Poems, art, music Speeches An informational source from the time of the event Does a Primary Source have to be the original material? : Does a Primary Source have to be the original material? No – it can be in another form, but it can’t be edited or interpreted in any way. For example, Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream” speech can be found in hundreds of Documents in American History Time and Place Rule : Time and Place Rule The closer in time and place a source and its creator were to an event in the past, the better the source will be. Bias Rule : Bias Rule Every source is biased in some way. Bias Rule guidelines: Every piece of evidence and every source must be read or viewed skeptically and critically. No piece of evidence should be taken at face value. Each piece of evidence and source must be cross-checked and compared with related sources and pieces of evidence. Questions to ask yourself when looking at Primary Sources : Questions to ask yourself when looking at Primary Sources Who wrote this? How do they know the information they are telling me? When did they write it? Why did they write it? Who did they write it for? Was the author a neutral party? Did the author produce the source for personal use or a large audience? Was the information recorded during the event, immediately after the event, or after a lapse of time? Did the author wish to inform or persuade? What are Secondary Sources? : What are Secondary Sources? An informational source that analyzes the event. These sources often use several primary sources to compile the information. Biographies Encyclopedias History books Textbooks Are Secondary Sources useful for History Students? : Are Secondary Sources useful for History Students? Yes – They provide the necessary background or context to be able to interpret Primary Sources For example, Your World History Book can provide background information about the events leading up to WWII and the Cold War. Beware of Bias! : Beware of Bias! Is it possible for a Secondary Source to be completely objective? Sources of Historical Study : Sources of Historical Study Biography of a playwright Videotape of a performance Theatre Essay on Native American land rights Treaty Political Science Treatise on a particular genre of poetry Poem Literature Book about the Underground Railroad Slave diary History Article critiquing the piece of art Original artwork Art Primary Source Secondary Source Slide 15: ARCHIVES AND MANUSCRIPT MATERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS, AUDIO RECORDINGS, VIDEO RECORDINGS, FILMS JOURNALS, LETTERS AND DIARIES SPEECHES PUBLISHED BOOKS, NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINE CLIPPINGS PUBLISHED AT THE TIME GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS ORAL HISTORIES ARTIFACTS, e.g. CLOTHING, COSTUMES, FURNITURE Primary Sources Secondary Sources