REPORTING AND THESIS WRITING
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCES
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Original uniforms worn at a time in history
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Diaries written at the time of an event
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Film footage of a historical event
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A poem about World War II from your classmate
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Detailed explanation-1: -WHICH OF THESE IS NOT AN EXAMPLE OF A PRIMARY SOURCE? EXPLANATION: A, because the story of the poem was from your classmate who did not experience World War II him/herself.
Detailed explanation-2: -In literature, primary sources are the original, creative work of an author, including poetry, plays, nonfiction prose, novels, and short stories. An author’s correspondence or journals are also considered primary sources.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -A “primary source” is the text (novel, short story, play, poem, etc.) by the author you are researching.