TYPES-OF-HISTORICAL-SOURCES-RPH-LESSON-3.pdf

Guess The Topic T Y E F H S T R C L S R E S Types of Historical Sources Presented by Cabida & Caputolan What do you observe?  Types of Historical So...

Guess The Topic T Y E F H S T R C L S R E S Types of Historical Sources Presented by Cabida & Caputolan What do you observe?  Types of Historical Sources In the study of history, sources are where the information come from. In a technical sense, the source of information is the document. A document is a written material that says about a historical event. The document can be narration, a copy of speech, a letter, a receipt, a report, an eyewitness account or a book.  Two Types of Historical Sources PRIMARY SECONDARY SOURCE SOURCE Primary Source Examples : - Autobiographies These are materials which - Speeches directly point or discuss the - Essays by person subject matter. expressing his own view These sources are considered - Receipts more authoritative that secondary - Letter source materials because they - Editorials contain information that directly - Transcript of Records discusses the subject matter. - Eyewitness Accounts - Reports - Diaries and Journals Secondary Source Examples The second type of historical : - Textbooks source is the secondary source, - Encyclopedia entries these are made by individuals - Magazine articles about a who were not direct participants topic - Teacher’s Reports on to the event or who got the student behavior information from somebody else as reported to school or the primary sources. counselors Digest information or information - Reports from a person derived from primary sources are talking about the considered secondary sources. subject matter  General References Another source which can be considered a tertiary source. General Reference help point out to the reader thee primary or secondary source. One example of tertiary source is the information found in the catalogue about a book or document. Abstract of books, theses and dissertations are also considered as general references. LET’S WRAP IT UP!  What is the difference between the primary and secondary historical sources? Thank you so much!