Straight To The Source!
Overview
Grade Level: 4th-5th Grades
Subject Area: English/Language Arts
Objective/Purpose: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to differentiate between primary and secondary sources, in order to select sources appropriate for their information need/assignment.
Standards Addressed- South Carolina College/Career Ready---7.1 Compare and contrast how events, topics, concepts, and ideas are depicted in primary and secondary sources.
Compare & Contrast Primary and Secondary Sources Information about a Single Topic: Thomas Alva Edison
A Flipped Classroom Model Lesson
Straight to the Source!
Grade Level: 4th-5th Grades
Subject Area: English/Language Arts
Objective/Purpose: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to differentiate between primary and secondary sources, in order to select sources appropriate for their information need/assignment.
Standards Addressed- South Carolina College/Career Ready---7.1 Compare and contrast how events, topics, concepts, and ideas are depicted in primary and secondary sources.
Materials/Technology/Attachments/Links:
- Lesson plan/resources
- Using Primary & Secondary Resources Video
- Primary & Secondary Video Quiz
- Using Primary & Secondary Sources Flipped Classroom Model Skill Introduction Online Interactive Homework Activity
- Customizable/editable T-Chart-Modeling Instructional Activity
- Flocabulary Enrichment Primary & Secondary Research Activity
- Flocabulary Primary & Secondary Sources Rap Lyrics
- Flocabulary Primary vs Secondary Read and Respond
- Flocabulary Primary & Secondary Source Quiz
Key Terms:
- Source
- Primary Source
- Secondary Source
Introduction/Anticipatory Set:
- Begin lesson by displaying T-Chart diagram on Smart board or available classroom document viewing device.
- Ask students to tell you the purpose of a T-Chart (You can use it to compare & contrast 2 things….).
- Tell students that if they completed last night’s homework assignment, they should be able to help teacher compare & contrast primary & secondary sources.
- Tell students that today they will be comparing a primary source and a secondary source on the same topic.
- Pick a nearby partner to quietly discuss what you already know about primary & secondary sources. (Allow students approximately 2 minutes partner discussion time.)
- Label the 2 sections of the customizable/editable T-Chart (Primary & Secondary).
- Let’s begin by reviewing examples of primary sources….. (List answers shared by students on chart)
- Primary Source-first-hand account of something/event.
- A primary source is something that is written by a person who witnessed or experienced the event themself (typically created at the time the event took place).
- A source-something that gives information
- Primary-first or first-hand
- Secondary- means 2nd or through the eyes of someone other than 1st person.
Primary Source Examples:
Letters, diaries, autobiographies, oral history, manuscripts; speeches, personal narratives, interviews; newspaper articles written at the time of the event; photographs; government documents, hearings, reports, statistical data, trial transcripts; original research (academic journals); works of art, literature, music; and artifacts, tools, clothing, furniture , coins, etc.
- What are some examples of secondary sources….. (List answers shared by students on chart)
- Secondary Source-An account of something that is not first-hand (“hear-say”)
- A secondary source- Someone who did not witness or personally experienced the thing they are writing about.
- A Secondary Source may reference or cite primary sources but it is not always written in the same time period or location where the event took place.
- Secondary sources are documents written after an event has occurred, providing secondhand accounts of events, people, or topics.
- Secondary Sources- interpret or analyze events and are usually written by people who didn’t actually participate or witness event first-hand.
- Secondary Sources Examples: Scholarly or popular books, reference books, textbooks, news reports, encyclopedia, and journal articles
Guided Practice/Review:
- Now that; we have discussed the terms source, primary, and secondary, we are at this point going to take time to compare information from a primary and secondary source about a famous person that we have all heard of, Thomas Alva Edison.
- Teacher and students will read and discuss questions in the Thomas A. Edison PowerPoint.
- Following PowerPoint activity, teacher and students will use another T-Chart on class Smart board (whole-class viewing device) to compare and contrast information presented in Census data and Encyclopedia.
Instructional Differentiation:
Prior Night Skill Introduction Homework Assignment: Online primary & secondary source skill introduction activities (self-paced online homework assignment)
In-Class Remedial Assistant: Students still needing practice comparing/contrasting primary & secondary sources information will view video below and complete video quiz.
Assessment/Independent Practice/Closure:
- Students will demonstrate mastery of targeted skill: Comparing & Contrasting Primary/Secondary Sources by completing the following activities.
- Flocabulary Primary & Secondary Source Quiz
- Primary & Secondary Quiz, Part 2
Enrichment/Advance Exercises:
- Students completing in-class assessment activity early may participate and complete the below activities for extra credit.
- Flocabulary Enrichment Primary & Secondary Research Activity
- Flocabulary Primary vs Secondary Read and Respond
- Flocabularycom Online Activity