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he created the Cherokee alphabet. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8.   |  |  |  |\n| 6) | A live football broadcast. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9.   |  |  |  |\n| 7) | An autobiography about Bill Clinton. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10.   |  |  |  |\n| 8) | A newspaper article from 2001 describing the great depression in the 1930's. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11.   |  |  |  |\n| 9) | A radio broadcast from the day the Soviet Union launched Sputnik. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12.   |  |  |  |\n| 10) | A history book describing Lewis and Clark's exploration of the Louisiana Purchase. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13.   |  |  |  |\n| 11) | An actor describing what it was like on the set of a movie. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14.  \u003Cbr>15. |  |  |  |\n| 12) | Neil Armstrong giving an interview about being the first man to walk on the moon. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 13) | A website describing what the first World's Fair was like. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 14) | A sports section writer for a newspaper describing how a football player's life was during his time in the NFL. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 15) | A journal written by Lewis about his exploration of the Louisiana Purchase. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  | Math | [www.CommonCoreSheets.com](www.CommonCoreSheets.com) | 1-10\u003Cbr>11-15 | 93 | 87 | 80 | 73 | 67 | 60 | 53 | 47 | 40 | 33 |\n|  |  |  |  | 27 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |\n\nIdentifying Primary and Secondary Sources  \nName: Answer Key  \n\n| Solve each problem.\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>•A Primary Source is information that was created at the same time as an event or by a person directly involved in the event.\u003Cbr>Diaries, speeches, letters, official records, autobiographies.\u003Cbr>•A Secondary Source is information from somewhere else or by a person not directly involved in the event.\u003Cbr>Encyclopedias, textbooks, book reports.\u003Cbr>1) A cartoon showing how Pocahontas met John Smith. |  |  |  |  |  | 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S \u003Cbr>2.  P \u003Cbr>3.  S \u003Cbr>4.  P  |  |  |  |\n| 2) | A diary written by a slave describing how his life was. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.  P  |  |  |  |\n| 3) | A college professor describing how the pilgrims lived. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.  P  |  |  |  |\n| 4) | A letter from John Smith about his meeting with the Powhatan Indians. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.  P  |  |  |  |\n| 5) | A journal written by Sequoyah about how he created the Cherokee alphabet. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8.  S  |  |  |  |\n| 6) | A live football broadcast. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9.  P  |  |  |  |\n| 7) | An autobiography about Bill Clinton. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10.  S  |  |  |  |\n| 8) | A newspaper article from 2001 describing the great depression in the 1930's. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11.  P  |  |  |  |\n| 9) | A radio broadcast from the day the Soviet Union launched Sputnik. |  |","cbCaircNPOiQDvPX","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaircNPOiQDvPX","pdf",58632,"English","# Primary vs. Secondary Sources\n## Primary Source Definition\n## Secondary Source Definition\n## Scenario Classifications","[{\"question\":\"What makes a source a primary source?\",\"answer\":\"A primary source is created at the same time as an event or by a person directly involved in the event.\"},{\"question\":\"What makes a source a secondary source?\",\"answer\":\"A secondary source is created elsewhere or by someone not directly involved in the event, such as encyclopedias, textbooks, or book reports.\"},{\"question\":\"How are items like diaries, letters, and interviews categorized?\",\"answer\":\"Diaries and letters written by participants are primary sources, while information written by others after the fact (such as encyclopedia-style descriptions) is secondary.\"}]","Identifying Primary and Secondary Sources - Answer Key | PDF"]