Today's activities are to be completed as a group. As a group, you must complete ALL the activities below:
What are sources?
Name 5 examples of sources.
What is a primary source?
What is a secondary source?
Give 2 examples each of primary and secondary sources.
Why are primary and secondary sources useful?
Why must historians be careful when using either primary or secondary sources?
Create a google slides
Select any historical event or person
Here are some ideas if you are stuck:
Jesus
Alexander the Great
Cleopatra
Socrates
Adolf Hitler
Winston Churchill
Napolean Bonaparte
Queen Victoria
Joan of Arc
Find examples of both primary and secondary sources for your event
On your slide show, you will present 3 primary and 3 secondary sources that have helped historians to understand your event/person. You also need to justify the usefulness and reliability of the source.
Make sure you have a range of source types
Make sure your source is reliable. For example; if you find a good website make sure that it is written by a reliable person or organisation