PRIMARY & SECONDARY

SOURCES

PRIMARY SOURCE

SURVIVING RECORDS FROM THE

PAST

LETTERS

LETTERSPHOTOS

LETTERSPHOTOSCLOTHING

LETTERSPHOTOSCLOTHINGRECORDS

SECONDARY SOURCE

ACCOUNTS WRITTEN

AFTER THE FACT

TEXTBOOKS

TEXTBOOKSBIOGRAPHIES

TEXTBOOKSBIOGRAPHIESVIDEOS

TEXTBOOKSBIOGRAPHIESVIDEOSTELEVISION

THE HISTORICAL

RECORD

RULES TO CONSIDER

TIME AND PLACE RULE:

I WANNA BE CLOSE

TO YOU

BIAS RULE:

HISTORY IS ONE

OPINIONATED BROAD

JESUS WAS THE ONLY

PERFECT MAN(IF THAT’S YOUR THEOLOGY)

EVERYONE ELSE IS A LIAR UNTIL PROVEN

RIGHT(THAT’S MY PHILOSOPHY)

(THAT’S MY PHILOSOPHY)™

THERE IS NO TRADEMARK ON

HISTORY

FOR ANALYZING(PRIMARY SOURCES)

WHO WAS THE

CREATOR?

WAS HE/SHE THERE?

WAS HE/SHE

NEUTRAL?

PERSONAL OR

BUSINESS USE?

PUBLIC OR PRIVATE USE

OF THE ARTIFACT?

INFORM OR PERSUADE? UPRIGHT OR DIRTY LIAR?

WHEN WAS EVENT

RECORDED?

YOU’VE HEARD

THE OLD EXPRESSION:

“PRACTICE MAKES

PERFECT”

LET’S PUT THIS INTO PRACTICE