REPORTING AND THESIS WRITING
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCES
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Primary
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Secondary
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -An original photograph from the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor that you found inyour grandparents’ photo album. This is aprimary resource because thephotograph was taken during the event.
Detailed explanation-2: -Examples of primary sources: Theses, dissertations, scholarly journal articles (research based), some government reports, symposia and conference proceedings, original artwork, poems, photographs, speeches, letters, memos, personal narratives, diaries, interviews, autobiographies, and correspondence.
Detailed explanation-3: -Was the source created by someone directly involved in the events you’re studying (primary), or by another researcher (secondary)? Does the source provide original information (primary), or does it summarize information from other sources (secondary)? More items