Oedipus the King

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Oedipus the King Primary/Secondary Sources

• Western Literature
• January 21, 2015

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An Introduction toPrimary and Secondary Sources
You are required to use at least one primary
source for your research project. It is
recommended that you use two.
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What are primary sources?

• Original records from the past recorded by people
  who were
• Involved in the event
• Witnessed the event, OR
• Knew the persons involved in the event
• Keep in mind that a primary source reflects only
  one point of view and may contain a persons bias
  (prejudice) toward an event.

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Examples of primary sources
Printed Publications
Books, magazines, newspapers
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Examples of primary sources
Personal Records
Diaries, journals, records
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Examples of primary sources
Visual Materials
Paintings, drawings, sculpture
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Examples of primary sources
Visual Materials
photographs, film, maps
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Examples of primary sources
Oral Histories
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Chronicles, memoirs, myths, legends passed down
by word of mouth
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Examples of primary sources
Songs and Poems
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Examples of primary sources
Artifacts
Tools, ornaments, objects
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• Many peer-reviewed journal articles are also
  considered primary sources because their authors
  collected data, analyzed it, and wrote up their
  original results in a paper. Many databases let
  you limit your search to peer-reviewed or
  scholarly articles.

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What are secondary sources?

• Secondary sources are made at a later time.
• They include written information by historians or
  others AFTER an event has taken place.

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What are secondary sources?

• Although they can be useful and reliable, they
  cannot reflect what people who lived at the time
  thought or felt about the event.
• But they can represent a more fair account of the
  event because they can include more than one
  point of view, or may include information that
  was unavailable at the time of the event.

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Examples of secondary sources
Textbooks, biographies, histories, newspaper
report by someone who was not present
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Examples of secondary sources
Charts, graphs, or images created AFTER the time
period.
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Name that Source!
The following slides contain examples of primary
and secondary sources. See if you can classify
each example as a primary or secondary source by
making a number 1 for primary and a number 2 for
secondary.
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Primary vs. Secondary Source Conclusions

• It is important to determine the type of
  information you are looking at.
• Primary sources are original sources of
  information
• Secondary sources summarize, analyze, or critique
  primary sources
• Both primary and secondary sources can be good
  sources of information, but you need to
  critically evaluate them.
• You are required to have at least 1 (but 2
  recommended) for primary sources.

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Oedipus the King

• January 22, 2015
• Western Literature

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Journal 1/22/15

• Do you think that Creon has bad intentions? Do
  you think that Oedipus is blinded by his pride?
• Can a person truly escape his or her fate?