Research

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Research

• EVALUATING SOURCES
• Primary vs. Secondary
• Reliability

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Definition

• Source
• Where you get information

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Is the source from the original time or event
that you are researching?

• Primary Source
• Secondary Source

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Is the source from the original time or event
that you are researching? YES Primary Sources

• A document or item from the time being studied.

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Is the source from the original time or event
that you are researching? YES Primary Sources

• Interviews
• Photographs
• Newspaper Article

• Speeches
• Letters
• Autobiography
• Journals
• Artifacts

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Is the source from the original time or event
that you are researching? NO Secondary Source

• Cites primary source
• Examplebook about the Civil War with a quote
  from the Gettysburg Address

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Is the source from the original time or event
that you are researching?

• Primary Source
• Speeches, autobiography, letters, journals,
  interviews, photographs, artifacts
• Secondary Source
• Book, biography, newspaper or magazine article
  that refers to a primary source

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ReliabilityDefinition

• Is this a reliable source to use to get
  information?
• Is the information in this magazine credible
  (believable), or incredible?
• How do we find out?

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ReliabilityQuestions to Ask

• Author / Creator
• Who is this person?
• What are her credentials? Is she qualified to
  write about this?
• Do you trust him? What are his biases?

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ReliabilityQuestions to Ask

• The Writing / Information
• Is it accurate?
• Does it avoid stereotypes?
• Does the author distinguish between theory fact
• Balanced, presenting both sides

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ReliabilityQuestions to Ask

• Time Place Rule (Primary) Closer to THAT time
  in history, the better
• How close in time place to the event?
• Currency (Secondary Sources) Closer to current
  time, the better
• How old is this source? Has anything happened
  since it was written that would affect its
  reliability?

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ReliabilityQuestions to Ask

• Author
• Qualified? Trustworthy? Bias?
• The Information / Writing
• Accurate, avoid stereotypes, balanced
• Currency or Time Place Rule

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Did you learn anything today?

• Turn and Talk Analyze Freedom Walkers
• Is it a primary or secondary source?
• Explain your answer.
• Is it reliable?
• Explain your answer.

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Sorting activity

• Open your envelopes.
• First, sort them into primary and secondary
  sources
• Raise hand to have it checked
• Second, rank the reliability of those sources.
• Raise hand to have it checked.
• Clean up after yourself and turn in the envelope.

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Research

• EVALUATING SOURCES
• Primary vs. Secondary
• Reliability