Library and Archives Canada
Nlc: Defining Primary and Secondary Sources
Libraries and archives hold documents and books that can be used for your research projects. Learn how to divide and identify them into primary and secondary sources in this tutorial.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Researching Information: Comparing Electronic and Print Texts
This lesson plan allows students to compare and contrast print text structure with that of an online site. Students work together and use worksheets in comprehending the informational text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.7 Conduct short...
University of California
Uc Berkeley Library: Finding Historical Primary Sources
Got a research project? Read this site from the UC Berkeley Library. A great guide on finding the best primary sources for your research. Defines both narrow and broad ideas of primary source, links to online archives of primary sources,...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Native American Petroglyphs Close Read Compare and Contrast
Students will read an article by Byron Loosle on the meaning of Native American symbols and compare that to a video clip of an actual Native American explaining the symbols. There is a difference of opinion and students will weigh both...
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Distinguish Between Primary and Secondary Sources
This lesson plan focuses on distinguishing between primary and secondary sources and evaluating them. It includes a list of questions to ask to determine the value of the sources under consideration.
Other
Library of Congress: Teaching With Primary Sources
This website is an excellent resource for teaching with primary sources. This resource features Holocaust lessons, lesson plan strategies, and podcasts.
Other
Learning Farm: Compare and Contrast Accounts
Students will practice comparing and contrasting a firsthand and secondhand account of the same event or topic.
Curated OER
Mc Graw Hill: Key Ideas and Details: Use Text Evidence
Learn how to analyze primary and secondary sources using text evidence. An example is provided. (Note: Exercises don't load in archived copy.)
Curated OER
Mc Graw Hill: Compare Primary and Secondary Sources
Learn how to analyze and compare the relationship between a primary and a secondary source.
South Carolina Educational Television
Know It All: Primary and Secondary Sources
Fourth graders will be learning about the difference between a primary and secondary source.
University of California
Cal Heritage Collection: Using Primary Sources
This resource covers what primary sources are, where we can find them, and how we can assess them in the classroom.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Apa Bibliography: General Format
This lesson introduces how to format a bibliography in APA style.
Other
Live Binders: Primary Source Teaching the Web 2.0 Way K 12
This learning module consists of several tools for teaching with primary and secondary resources.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Secondary Source
This brief Wikipedia encyclopedia article explains the difference between primary and secondary sources.