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Social Studies Practices

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11th grade

Social Studies

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Social Studies Practices

United States History and Geography

Q.

A letter from a soldier describing World War II.

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Primary

Secondary

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An interview with a soldier about what it was like in Iraq.

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Primary

Secondary

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A textbook describing the civil war.

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Primary

Secondary

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Rosa Parks describing her role in the Montgomery Alabama bus boycotts.

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Primary

Secondary

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A YouTube video describing how the pyramids were built.

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Primary

Secondary

Q.

A primary source is created by someone who:

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read about an event

made up an event from their imagination

was present at the event

heard about an event from a witness

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Which of the following is not considered a secondary source?

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A magazine article

A textbook

An encyclopedia entry

An interview

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Which of the following is not considered a primary source?

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A diary entry

A biography

A letter

A photograph

Q.

When you’re doing research about an event, person or period in history, you want to look for historical sources of information. Some sources are considered primary sources, and others are considered secondary sources.

Which of the following best describes historical sources?

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When people imagine events from the past and write about them to create historical sources

Historical sources come from witnesses and from people who study accounts of witnesses.

Primary sources are works of fiction, while secondary sources are generally nonfiction and both are historical.

Secondary sources are historical because they analyze information, but primary sources are not historical

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