Recall that primary sources provide first-hand information (a letter written by George Washington, for example, or a poem written by John Keats) while secondary sources (a history book about George Washington or a book of essays about the poetry of John Keats) involve an analysis or interpretation of primary sources.

Question

Determine whether the research source indicated is a primary source or a secondary source. Drag and drop each sentence to the correct column.

A. A book explaining the causes of the recession of 2008
B. Hamlet
C. The Autobiography of Malcolm X
D. A history book about the American Revolutionary War
E. A book of essays about tennis player John McEnroe
F. An interview with physics Stephen Hawking

Answer 1

Primary Sources:
B. Hamlet
C. The Autobiography of Malcolm X
F. An interview with physics Stephen Hawking

Secondary Sources:
A. A book explaining the causes of the recession of 2008
D. A history book about the American Revolutionary War
E. A book of essays about tennis player John McEnroe