PPT-Primary Sources

What are they How do we use them in our classrooms Dr Melissa Radeke EDU 5340 Social Studies Methods Primary Source Definition Original materials Historians classify primary sources as artifacts documents including letters journals newspapers birth certificates licenses etc visuals recordings or other sources of information created at the time of study. Why use Primary Sources 1 Primary sources provide firsthand evidence of historical events which makes them seem more real This in turn will peak student interest 2 Primary sources force students to use critical thinking skills to interpret material Warwick History Dissertation. Questions. Do you need to use ‘primary sources’ and ‘archives’ in writing a dissertation?. What do these two terms mean?. How do you find this material?. How do you make effective use of this material in completing a dissertation?. Mr. Behm. Daniels Middle School. Raleigh, NC. November 2011. A primary source is an account created by someone who participated in or witnessed an event.. A secondary source is an account created by someone who researched and analyzed primary sources. It is one or more steps removed from a primary source.. A system of thinking about the types of evidence is as follows:. Rational Appeals. Anecdote. Analogy. Consequences. Effects. Contrasts. Categories. Comparisons. Examples. Quotes. Hard Evidence. Facts . vs.. secondary sources. Which is which?. Primary source. Primary sources are original materials. . They . are from the time period involved and have not been filtered through interpretation or evaluation. . Warwick History Dissertation. Questions. Do you need to use ‘primary sources’ and ‘archives’ in writing a dissertation?. What do these two terms mean?. How do you find this material?. How do you make effective use of this material in completing a dissertation?. ENGL 1301 & 1302. Dr. R. . Ramos. Revised 10/29/2014. 1. Overview. A . source is always people other than yourself. , so always look first for an actual person’s name or people’s names whenever seeking and identifying sources. Martin Luther . Vs.. Pope Leo. Original pictures, videos, and newspapers are all examples of primary sources.. Primary Sources are eyewitness or firsthand accounts (by a person or persons who actually witnessed the event). Objectives. At the end of this session, you will be able to:. Understand the difference between primary and secondary sources of law;. Locate print and electronic law books and . looseleaf. services;. In many states and districts, teachers and their students are preparing to meet guidelines and take examinations that require close attention to single documents. The educational benefits from such an approach can be numerous: students learn to read closely, to interpret documents in historical context, to ground argument in concrete evidence, and to explicate large historical meanings from primary sources. But perhaps above all, such documents can be a stimulus to the imagination. They can “humanize” history. And once the imagination is engaged, there is no limit to learning. . Urban II. : Letter of Instruction to the Crusaders, December 1095. . Urban, bishop, servant of the servants of God, to all the faithful, both princes and subjects, waiting in Flanders; greeting, apostolic grace, and blessing. . dakota. . National History Day. http://www.pitchblackbaseball.com/northdakotabaseball.html. All historical resources are either Primary or Secondary . . . . . What . does that mean?. . When using the internet for sources, be sure to check the reliability of any site.. Some rules to follow:. If you can find the same information in three different places, it is probably reliable.. If a website also has a print version (such as a newspaper or magazine, it is probably reliable.. Detail of a miniature of a hermit at work on a manuscript, from the Estoire del Saint Graal, France . (Saint-Omer or Tournai?), c. 1315 – 1325, Royal MS 14 E III, f. 6v. USING SOURCES. While it can be useful to know the difference between types of sources, just like it can be useful to know the difference between different building materials, they mainly useful because of what you can do with them. .