REPORTING AND THESIS WRITING
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCES
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Literature
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Books that gives you information about history
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Secondary sources
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Primary sources
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Detailed explanation-1: -Secondary sources were created by someone who did not experience first-hand or participate in the events or conditions you’re researching. For a historical research project, secondary sources are generally scholarly books and articles. A secondary source interprets and analyzes primary sources.
Detailed explanation-2: -For example: A book written by a historian is a secondary source. Since the historian was not present at the event, the historian uses diaries and other primary sources to piece together the story of how an event unfolded.
Detailed explanation-3: -Common examples of secondary sources include academic books, journal articles, reviews, essays, and textbooks. Anything that summarizes, evaluates or interprets primary sources can be a secondary source.
Detailed explanation-4: -Examples of secondary sources include dictionaries, encyclopedias, books, and journal articles.