Reading Primary & Secondary Documents

1. Reading Primary & Secondary Documents

2. PrimaryTempe Herndon Durham1312 Pine St.Durham, North Carolina • I had on a white dress, white shoes an' long while gloves dat come to my elbow, an' Mis' Betsy done made me a weddin' veil out of a white net window curtain. When she played de weddin' ma'ch on de piano, me an' Exterma'ched down de walk an' up on de po'ch to de altar Mis' Betsy done fixed. Dat de pretties' altar I ever seed. Back 'gainst de rose vine dat was full or red roses, Mis' Betsy done put tables filled wid flowers an' white candles. She spread down a bed sheet, a shonuff linen sheet, for us to stan' on, an' dey was a white pillow to kneel down on. Exter done made me a weddin' ring. He made it out of a big red button wid his pocket knife. He done cut it so roun' an' polished it so smooth dat it looked like a red satin ribbon tide 'roun' my finger. Datsho was a pretty ring. I wore it 'bout fifty years, den it got so thin dat I lost it one day in de wash tub when I was washin' clothes.

3. Second Inaugural AddressPresident Ronald Reagan When I took this oath four years ago, I did so in a time of economic stress. Voices were raised saying we had to look to our past for the greatness and glory. But we, the present-day Americans, are not given to looking backward. In this blessed land, there is always a better tomorrow. Four years ago, I spoke to you of a new beginning and we have accomplished that. But in another sense, our new beginning is a continuation of that beginning created two centuries ago when, for the first time in history, government, the people said, was not our master, it is our servant; its only power that which we the people allow it to have.

4. Continued That system has never failed us, but, for a time, we failed the system. We asked things of government that government was not equipped to give. We yielded authority to the National Government that properly belonged to States or to local governments or to the people themselves. We allowed taxes and inflation to rob us of our earnings and savings and watched the great industrial machine that had made us the most productive people on Earth slow down and the number of unemployed increase. By 1980, we knew it was time to renew our faith, to strive with all our strength toward the ultimate in individual freedom consistent with an orderly society. We believed then and now there are no limits to growth and human progress when men and women are free to follow their dreams.

5. Feedback Quiz • On your white boards, you will write a large P for Primary source, or S for Secondary source. • By your answer, you will tell me if you think the source is Primary or Secondary.

6. #1 I was watching the Disney channel and one of the reporters said I should see a movie she rally liked. When she talks about the movie, what is she?

7. #2 My sister leaves a letter she wrote to her best friend on the kitchen table. I want to read it but I don’t because I know it’s private. What is her letter?

8. #3 I was playing with my friends and found an old wedding dress in the attic. My father said it was his mother’s. What is the dress?

9. #4 At school we use textbooks to find out about any different people and events. When we use textbooks, what are we using?

10. #5 I like to read magazines for kids. I really like the stories about famous people who are in movies. When I read these stories, what am I reading?

11. #6 My mom has CDs of my grandparents telling stories about when they were kids. We love to listen to them before bedtime. What are we listening to?

12. #7 When I visit my Aunt she shows me pictures of my parents when they were little. What am I looking at?

13. #8 My friend Tim told me about a book he read that he really liked. He said I should read it too. When Tim talks about the book, what is he?

14. #9 When I was at summer camp last year, I found an arrowhead. My parents said they were used a long time ago by Indians. What is my arrowhead?

15. #10 I am writing a report on George Washington and my friend lends me her encyclopedia. What am I using?