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INQ: Research Process

Topic Guide

Source Types

Type of Source Definition Format Example
Reference Sources
  • type of Secondary Source
  • offers a summary or review of a subject
  • Almanac
  • Encyclopedia
Secondary Sources

 

  • written by someone who did not witness the event
  • created by interpreting and analyzing Primary Sources
  • Textbooks
  • Histories
  • Articles*
  • Biographies
Primary Sources
  • eyewitness account of an event/place etc.
  • Letters
  • Articles*
  • Autobiographies