Day 122: 3/30/20 - B Day: Primary vs. Secondary Sources

Good day 6th Graders,      

       Today we will begin learning about non-fiction text features, and Primary & Secondary Sources. 

                        Thank you,
                        Mr. Trumble

Do Now: 

1. Fill out your Agenda with tonight's Homework
2. Pick up a Primary & Secondary Sources Handout

Homework:

Primary vs Secondary Sources Take Home Assessment

Activity #1

• Make Unit 4 tab in your ELA Notebook
• Label Unit 4: Critical Analysis of Informational Texts & Research

Activity #2

Primary vs Secondary Sources

Standards

RI6.8 Trace and evaluate the argument and specific claim in a text, distinguishing claims that are supported by evidence from claims that are not.
W6.8 Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, & assess the credibility of each source.

• For your research essay you will be needing 4 - 6 sources. You should get both Primary & Secondary Sources. 
• 1 to 2 sources should be from a primary source. 2 - 4 sources can be secondary sources.

Essential Question: 

So...
What is a primary source & what is a secondary source?

Primary Source - Actual records that provide firsthand accounts of events

Examples: Letters, Diary Entrees, Journals, Photographs, Interviews, Autobiographies, & Artifacts

Secondary Sources - Secondhand accounts of primary sources. They comment on, summarize, explain, report, or draw conclusions from primary sources, or other secondary sources

Examples: textbooks, encyclopedias, articles, essays, biographies, & summaries

So now......

Can you determine the difference between a primary source & a secondary source?

Directions:
Read the description of each source and determine if it is a primary or secondary source. Complete 1 - 15.

RTI 

Primary vs. Secondary Sources