Question

identifying primary and secondary sources
name:
determine if the source would be a primary source(p) or a secondary source(s).

• a primary source is information that was created at the same time as an event or by a person directly involved in the event.

diaries, speeches, letters, official records, autobiographies.

• a secondary source is information from somewhere else or by a person not directly involved in the event.

encyclopedias, textbooks, book reports.

1. a journal written by lewis about his exploration of the louisiana purchase.
2. a history book describing lewis and clarks exploration of the louisiana purchase.
3. a classmate giving a report about world war 2.
4. a letter from a soldier describing world war 2.
5. a vietnam veteran talking about the war in vietnam.
6. a tv show explaining what happened in vietnam.
7. a biography about abraham lincoln.
8. abraham lincolns diary describing what he thought about the civil war.
9. an actor describing what it was like on the set of a movie.
10. a journal article written about how native americans lived.
11. a website describing what the first worlds fair was like.
12. a newspaper article from 1941 describing the attack on pearl harbor.
13. an autobiography about bill clinton.
14. a friend describing the snowstorm he was in last year.
15. the declaration of independence.

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Explanation:

1. The journal is written by Lewis who was directly involved in the exploration (primary source: P).
2. A history book is written by someone not directly involved in the exploration (secondary source: S).
3. A classmate giving a report about WWII is not directly involved in WWII (secondary source: S).
4. A soldier's letter about WWII: the soldier was directly involved (primary source: P).
5. A Vietnam veteran talking about the Vietnam War: the veteran was directly involved (primary source: P).
6. A TV show explaining Vietnam War: the creators are not directly involved (secondary source: S).
7. A biography about Lincoln: written by someone not Lincoln (secondary source: S).
8. Lincoln's diary: written by Lincoln who was directly involved in the Civil War (primary source: P).
9. An actor describing the movie set: the actor was directly involved in the movie set (primary source: P).
10. A journal article about Native Americans' lives: written by someone not a Native American in the past (secondary source: S).
11. A website describing the first World's Fair: written by someone not directly involved in the first World's Fair (secondary source: S).
12. A 1941 newspaper article about Pearl Harbor: created at the time of the event (primary source: P).
13. An autobiography about Bill Clinton: written by Bill Clinton (primary source: P).
14. A friend describing a snowstorm he was in: the friend was directly involved (primary source: P).
15. The Declaration of Independence: created at the time of the event (primary source: P).

Answer:

1. P
2. S
3. S
4. P
5. P
6. S
7. S
8. P
9. P
10. S
11. S
12. P
13. P
14. P
15. P