Primary and Secondary Sources
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Primary and Secondary Sources
Primary and secondary sources for Grades 6 to 8: census records, court records, memoirs and lab notebooks against textbooks, biographies and documentaries. Sort twelve sources, with an answer key.
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Primary and Secondary SourcesA teaching handout to hand out before this sheet: the rule, worked examples and common mistakes.- Pages
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Ask research questions that need facts to answer, choose a topic small enough for one report, tell primary sources from secondary ones, judge which sources are reliable, biased or out of date, list sources in a bibliography in ABC order, write works-cited entries, and tell quoting and paraphrasing from plagiarism.
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How to use this sheet
- Have the student write the research question first and keep it at the top of the page.
- For each source, have the student check who wrote it, when, and why.
- Have the student paraphrase a passage, then compare it with the original to check it is in their own words.
Common mistakes
- Changing a few words and calling it a paraphrase. A paraphrase uses new words and a new sentence structure.
- Trusting a source because it looks professional. Check the author and the date.
- Leaving out the source of a fact or a quote.
