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04 WORKING WITH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY HISTORICAL SOURCES - Coggle Diagram
04 WORKING WITH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY HISTORICAL SOURCES
What Are They?
historical sources are
oral/visual testimonies
matrials
written documents
can be analysed to obtain
relevant info. about a particular moment in history
2 types
primary source
created during de period of studying
may different types
oral sources
archaeological sources
written sources
iconographic sources
secondary sources
created after the period of being studied
may be
result of analyses of primary sources
study of how history was written is called
historiography
How Do You Work With Primary Sources?
1st step classify the source
most primary sources are written texts
analysed like this
Analysis and commentary
Analyse main ideas
categorise them
central idea
secondary idea
Interpretation
Complete a critical evaluation of the source
referring to any relevant non-written elements in a
well-informed well-reasoned way
Background
Authenticate
documentary type
sources
Identify
individuals/institutions mentions
historical context
Author
subject
economic
politic
cultural
social
How Do You Work With Secondary Sources?
very similar to the primary source but some differences
Identifying the author
why he's writing the text
what sources he is using
if he is specialist in the field
other works he wrotes
find out he is a researcher
Contextualising the source
Authenticating
make it clear
is secondary source
mention information that demonstrates this
ex.
name of author
date of publication
Commentary