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THE 6C's OF PRIMARY SOURCES

CITATION CONTENT CONTEXT


(author, time period) (summary of the (what was happening
document; main idea) at the time the primary
source was written or
created)
This old letter is originally The summary or the
written by my closest main idea of this letter During that time, when
friend Jenny Bandojo, contains her special the old letter was
way back 2007 during our greetings regarding on written, considered as
elementary days. This old my birthday wherein a primary sources, she
letter was written on my she wrote the things was on Cebu visiting
birthday which is on June she wanted to tell for her grandma and the
18, 2007. she cannot go on my reason why she write
special day because that letter is to greet
they were on Cebu on me on my special. I
the day. was celebrating my
birthday during the
time, that the letter
was created.

COMMUNICATION CONNECTION CONCLUSION


(what are the potential (how do you connect (significance)
biases? Is this source with things you have
reliable) learned before?)
In conclusion this old
I can consider this letter a Since a primary letter written by my
primary source as a source is a first-hand closest friend, which is
reliable source for it is or contemporary considered as a
written originally and account of an event or primary source has a
does not base on any topic. By the use of this great significance in
kinds of primary sources letter as a primary my life. Since Primary
and this letter includes a source it helps me to sources bring you into
point of view biases that relate in a personal contact with the
shows her own ideology way to events of the firsthand accounts of
as she wrote this letter. past and promote a events. They help you
For a Primary sources are deeper relate in a personal
biased. Bias is a tendency understanding of way to events of the
toward a particular history as a series of past and promote a
feeling, inclination or human events. This deeper
point of view. Anything primary data is very understanding of
you write will reflect your reliable because it is history as a series of
thoughts and inclinations. usually objective and human event.
collected directly from
the original source.
APPLICATION: EVALUATING PRIMARY SOURCES
To evaluate your chosen material, discuss why it should be considered
as a primary source in writing your own life history, using 6C's of
primary sources.

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