REPORTING AND THESIS WRITING
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCES
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Secondary Sources are pieces of information that were collected and created later after an event, and DO NOT have a firsthand experience or connection. Examples of secondary sources include textbooks, magazine articles, book reviews, summaries, and encyclopedias. Select the 3 that are secondary sources from the choices below .
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encyclopedias
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magazine article about the Amazon rainforest
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A summary of the Battle of the Alamo in a history textbook
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an autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Secondary Sources A secondary source is generally one or more steps removed from the event or time period and are written or produced after the fact with the benefit of hindsight. Secondary sources often lack the freshness and immediacy of the original material.
Detailed explanation-2: -journal articles that comment on or analyse research. textbooks. dictionaries and encyclopaedias. books that interpret, analyse. political commentary. biographies. dissertations. newspaper editorial/opinion pieces. More items
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