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Primary & Secondary Sources. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHTtpYYbhm0. Historical Sources. Primary What were some examples in the clip? Secondary What were some examples in the clip? . Article Read “Primary Sources: Their Value and Limitations” .
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Primary & Secondary Sources http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHTtpYYbhm0
Historical Sources • Primary • What were some examples in the clip? • Secondary • What were some examples in the clip?
ArticleRead “Primary Sources: Their Value and Limitations” • Let’s practice “historical inquiry” using primary sources • You will analyze two types of evidence: document and artifact • Document: written by Christopher Columbus • Artifact: 16th century woodcut 1. Read the Introduction to provide context. • Respond to Questions for Analysis • Remember, like a detective the historian wants to discover some particular truth or shed light on an issue
Read together… • Introduction, “Christopher Columbus, A Letter Concerning Recently Discovered Lands” • Read the primary source silently • Discussion • Letter contains a number of interesting facts. • Natives he encounters constructed seaworthy canoes and communicated with one another through inter-island travel • But as interesting as these facts are, reading a primary source with an eye toward tidbits of facts is NOT analysis. Instead, what INSIGHTS did you draw from the text? What does it all mean? Sometimes, you have to use your imagination.
Small Groups • Questions for Analysis • Be prepared to share responses
Wood Cut“An Anonymous Woodcut of 1511” • Read the introduction silently, then take a good look at the wood cut • Questions for Analysis (groups) #3: What does this illustration tell us about popular European notions concerning the natives of the New World? • Be prepared to share responses
Discussion • Charming scene is depicted • Mother nurses her baby while amusing an older child with a feather • A well-muscled and proud father stands by, holding tools of his trade while the family dinner is slowly cooking • But who is on the menu? • Europeans (they are depicted as cannibals!) • Also, both children are naked, and parents are almost nude. What is the message?
How does the image provided in the woodcut contradict the image provided by Columbus in his letter?
In your composition notebooks… • What is a primary source? • What is an example of a primary source that you have used or created?
What it really means. • Handouts: “Fact Sheet: Primary Sources” and “What It Really Means” • Source – a person, publication, or object that gives information • Rewrite the definition in your own words. • a place, person, or thing from which something comes • Now, rewrite the definition for the rest of the terms in your own words in your groups • Primary – earliest in time • Firsthand - from the original source or personal experience • Secondary - coming after, less important than • Secondhand - having had a previous owner; not new
What it really means. • Complete the web titled “Primary Source” with your group.
Source Scenarios • Read each card. • Create two piles, one for primary sources and one for secondary sources. • Be prepared to share.
Source Scenarios Primary Secondary ESPN – sports movie History textbook Articles in People Friend who talked about how much he liked a book Wikipedia/encyclopedia • Letter in locker • Wedding dress • CD of stories • Commentaries by Justices • Arrowhead
Exit Ticket • Historical Event: The Expansion of American Industry (Chapter 8, p. 251-275) • 2 examples of primary sources • 1 example of a secondary source
