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8th Grade Primary and Secondary Sources Worksheets

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Written by Adi Ackerman, Head Teacher

A primary source was made at the time or by someone who was there, and a secondary source was made later by someone who was not. There are 3 sheets for 8th grade here, each with an answer key. Trumbull's Declaration Painting and the Record compares a painting with a letter, Primary and Secondary Sources on the Civil War sorts sources, and Sources on Lewis and Clark by Type and Usefulness rates ten sources for a research question.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, if the writer took part in the events. Grant's memoirs and Sam Watkins's memoir were written years after the war, and students explain why they still count and what problems that delay can bring.

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