Secondary/ Primary Source
By Jalene and Alice
Primary source?
Something that was created by an inside view at the time or around the time of the event.
Secondary Source?
This is a source that is made after the event has happened and is made by someone who did not witness it first hand.
How do you tell them apart?
Primary:
made at the time of the event and by someone there.
Secondary:
made after the time of the event by someone who wasn't there.
Example:
Ebola
This is an example of a primary source because this picture was taken at the time of the event.
This is an example of a secondary source because this artical was written by someone who hadn't experienced the event.
Adolf Hitler
Non-examples:
This is not an example of a primary source because this was written by someone else who hadn't experience the event.
This is not an example of a secondary source because this newspaper was written a day after his death, so the event is still taking place.