HOW TO USE SOAP

SECONDARY VS. PRIMARY SOURCES

Secondary Source- Any source that presents general information or has been produced by people who were not witnesses 

Ex: Your history book

SECONDARY VS. PRIMARY SOURCES

Primary Source- Any document, picture, recording, or other artifact that was produced or used by the people who were actually involved in an event

Ex: a letter from a soldier,  a diary, an engraving made by Africans on the Middle Passage, political cartoons, your grandpa's Purple Heart

WHY PRIMARY SOURCES? Studying history by using primary

sources allows you to see the evidence for yourself. You get to draw your own conclusions instead of being told what to think or believe.

SOAP

Source Is this a primary or secondary source?Who created it?When was it created? Where was it created?

Occasion What was happening that caused this to be created?

Audience Who is supposed to see, hear, use, or pay attention to this? 

Purpose Why was it created?What was the intent of the creator? Why is it important?

Primary orsecondary source?

Who created it?

1. “A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may never get over.”

~Benjamin Franklin

2. Benjamin Franklin had many quotes. One of them reminded others of the importance of thinking before speaking.

Which one is a primary source?

Who is this ad directed at?

Who is this ad directed at?

What is the purpose?