ELA21.4.20d

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 4

ELA21.4.20d

Explain the differences between primary and secondary sources, giving examples from texts.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

  • Primary sources are firsthand accounts of events and provide raw information.
  • Secondary sources explain, analyze, or summarize primary sources.

Skills

  • Explain the differences between primary and secondary sources.
  • Support their explanation with specific examples from the text.

Understanding

  • The information a reader gets from a text is impacted by the source of the information.
  • Primary and secondary sources will be told from different perspectives.

Vocabulary

  • Primary sources
  • Secondary source
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