What is a primary source?
A primary source is first hand evidence or source.
A primary source is from the period or era being researched.
Examples of primary sources: speeches, letters, comics, cartoons, songs, court documents, journals, diaries, interviews, artifacts, autobiographies, statistics, experiments, and photographs.
What is a Secondary source?
A secondary source is a book or article written about a time period, event, topic, etc.
Secondary sources provides background information about the topic being researched.
Secondary sources are based on primary documents.
Examples of secondary sources: articles, dictionaries, encyclopedias, textbooks, books.
