Warm-Up

◦Write down the lesson name and date.◦What might tell us more about what actually happened and WHY:◦A) A story about World War II written by someone who fought in World War II◦B) A story about World War II written by someone who talked to people who fought in WWII and researched WWII.

Review

◦Graphic Organizers from yesterday

◦Setting

◦Characters

◦Conflict

◦Resolution

◦DETAILS

◦DETAILS

◦DETAILS

Biggest Change in Your Life handout

◦Must be school appropriate◦Must be something that you are willing to share◦This assignment is not an option, it is mandatory

PRIMARY VS. SECONDARY

SOURCES

Primary Sources

◦Primary sources are descriptions of an event or time period written by people who lived through those events or time periods.

Primary Sources

◦EXAMPLES◦Journal entries◦Camera phone footage◦News interviews◦Articles written by SOMEONE who EXPERIENCED the event/time period◦Photos of the event/time period◦Letters

Secondary Sources

◦Secondary sources are descriptions of events or time periods written by people who WERE NOT around during those events or time periods.◦Usually written AFTER the event or time period.

Secondary Sources

◦Examples:◦Articles◦Textbooks◦Books◦Wikipedia

What is a primary source?◦ Tim O’Brien’s book , The Things They

Carried was written about Vietnam about a guy who fought in Vietnam.

◦ It was published in 1990, after the war, but because it was written by someone who fought in the war, it’s still a primary source.

What is a primary source?◦ This photograph is of the terrorist

attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City, September 11, 2001.

◦ Because this photo was taken during the terrorist attacks, it is a primary source.

What is a primary source?◦ This screenshot is of a news report.

◦ Because the news reporter is talking about something that’s happening as it’s happening, it is a primary source.

What is a secondary source?◦ Journey Across Time is a middle

school history textbook.

◦ The authors of the book didn’t live through everything (or anything) in the book, so it is a secondary source.

What is a secondary source?◦ This book by Howard Zinn tells about

the history of the United States.

◦ Zinn didn’t live through most of the stuff in this book, so it is a secondary source.

What is a secondary source?◦ This is a documentary movie called

“Baseball” from the 1990s by Ken Burns.

◦ Ken Burns did not play in Major League Baseball, and he wasn’t alive for much of baseball’s history.

◦ Therefore, this movie is a secondary source.

◦ (PS yes, I know it says 2009 at the bottom…this is an updated version that was recently released!)

Similarities & Differences◦ PRIMARY SOURCES

◦ Written by people who were there.

◦ Written at the time events happened.

◦ SECONDARY SOURCES◦ Written by people who

were NOT there.◦ Written after the events

happened.

SIMILARITIESStories about historical events.

◦WHO are you? (what is your name)

◦  Mr. DiSibio

◦WHAT do you like to do in your spare time?

◦  Play guitar, play golf, hang out with friends, and read.

◦WHERE do you live?

◦  Charlotte, NC and Marlton, NJ

◦WHEN were you born?

◦1989

◦WHY do you like school?

◦  I like school because I enjoy helping students grow intellectually and emotionally.

◦HOW do you learn best (visual, auditory, kinesthetic)

◦Visual

Exit Ticket

◦Assessment of daily objective:◦In one sentence, explain the difference between a primary and secondary source.OR◦Draw a picture that shows me the difference between a primary and secondary source.