Primary and Secondary Sources

1. Primary and Secondary Sources

2. Primary Sources • Told from a first-person point of view • Original documents • Newspaper or magazine articles • Photos • Audio/video recordings • Original works

3. Secondary Sources • Written in the third-person point of view • Include opinions and make interpretations of primary sources • Draw conclusions about the events/facts

4. Defining Questions • How does the author know these details? Were they there? • Where does the information come from? • Is this source credible? Are they stating facts or are they giving opinions? Is the author qualified to tell me this information?

5. Primary or Secondary? Sunday, 27 September, 1942 Dear Kitty, Just had a big bust-up with Mummy for the umpteenth time; we simply don’t get on together these days and Margot and I don’t hit it off any too well either. As a rule we don’t go in for such outbursts as this in our family. Still, it’s by no means always pleasant for me, Margot’s and Mummy’s natures are completely strange to me. I can understand my friends better than my own mother—too bad! We often discuss postwar problems, for example how one ought to address servants. Primary

6. Primary or Secondary? In the years that followed, Earhart continued to break records. On January 11, 1935, she became the first person to fly solo across the Pacific from Honolulu to Oakland, California. Chilled during the 2,408-mile flight, she unpacked a thermos of hot chocolate. "Indeed," she said, "that was the most interesting cup of chocolate I have ever had, sitting up eight thousand feet over the middle of the Pacific Ocean, quite alone." Later that year she was the first to solo from Mexico City to Newark. A large crowd "overflowed the field," and rushed Earhart's plane. "I was rescued from my plane by husky policemen," she said, "one of whom in the ensuing melee took possession of my right arm and another of my left leg." The officers headed for a police car, but chose different routes. "The arm-holder started to go one way, while he who clasped my leg set out in the opposite direction. The result provided the victim with a fleeting taste of the tortures of the rack. But, at that," she said good-naturedly, "It was fine to be home again." Secondary

7. Primary or Secondary? • Link: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090415/ap_on_re_au_an/as_australia_controlling_crocs;_ylt=Aodus2ZwvYiF8FE3dsD_vz9vaA8F Primary

8. Sources • "Distinguish Between Primary and Secondary Sources." How to.... 15 Nov. 2005. University of California, Santa Cruz Library. 15 April 2009 <http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/howto/primarysecondary.html>. • Family of Amelia Earhart. Biography (continued). 31 May 2007. 15 April 2009 <http://www.ameliaearhart.com/about/bio2.html>. • Frank, Anne. The Diary of a Young Girl. Geneva, Switzerland: Doubleday, 1967. • Smith, Tanalee. "Australia wants better control of killer crocs." Associated Press 15 April 2009. . 15 April 2009 <http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090415/ap_on_re_au_an/as_australia_controlling_crocs;_ylt=Aodus2ZwvYiF8FE3dsD_vz9vaA8F>.