I got a question the other day when I was at the main information desk. A young lady was asking me for primary resources relating to very historical information. I mean so historical that it was like centuries ago.
First of all... I should remind all of you what a primary resource is. Someday you may want to know.
A primary source is a document or physical object which was written or created during the time under study. These sources were present during an experience or time period and offer an inside view of a particular event. Some types of primary sources include:
ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS (excerpts or translations acceptable): Diaries, speeches, manuscripts, letters, interviews, news film footage, autobiographies, official records
CREATIVE WORKS: Poetry, drama, novels, music, art
RELICS OR ARTIFACTS: Pottery, furniture, clothing, buildings Examples of primary sources include:
Diary of Anne Frank - Experiences of a Jewish family during WWII
The Constitution of Canada - Canadian History
A journal article reporting NEW research or findings
Weavings and pottery - Native American history
Plato's Republic - Women in Ancient Greece
So you can see why I was having a hard time finding materials on religion and its original thoughts and writings. Aaaahhhh!
You can think of a primary source in a lot of ways. For example... if you take a picture of a car accident or your friend doing some sort of amazing sport act, that photo is a primary resource. Same as if you were to write something about an event you attended. That is a primary resource. It's basically coming from the source.
Okay... so sounds simple, right.
Well, I'm going to give you some help with this one. Take a look at the link below: Primary Resources on the Web. The primary resources are broken down into two categories. 1) United States History, and 2) World History.
http://www.eduplace.com/ss/hmss/primary.html
I will link this on the left of the blog.
Until later...
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