Research Workshop: Generating Research Questions and Evaluating Sources
Question 8 • CA-Common Core English Language Arts 11 A Credit Recovery 5 Credits
Carmelo is researching President John F. Kennedy’s campaign speeches. For sources, he is using both the speeches themselves and reporters’ analyses of the speeches. The reporters’ articles are best described as
Answer
A
primary source documents, because they are scholarly and academic in nature.
B
primary source documents, because they contain original material.
C
secondary source responses, because they contain commentary on a primary source.
D
secondary source responses, because they refer to significant historical events.