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ENGLISH - LESSON 4 & 5: COMPARING AND CONSTRASTING CONTENTS

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FORMIDABLE
causing fear, apprehension, or dread
FINDING RELEVANT SOURCES
The first step for this process is to find relevant sources. Search online, academic journals, educational articles or any other medium that might have information relevant to your topic. Think about the key words, or words about the main idea, that will flag information having to do with your topic.
F'urthermore, when you start finding sources, consider the similarities and differences of
the credibility of those sources.
DETERMINING RELEVANT INFORMATION
The second step for comparing and contrasting sources is to collect important information. Look for the data, details, or facts that are related to your main idea.
SOURCES THAT COME IN ONE OF TWO TYPES:
> Primary sources
> Secondary sources
PRIMARY SOURCES
are typically the raw materials or the original content, providing a first-hand account of the events.
SECONDARY SOURCES
on the other hand, are one step removed from the original content.Sometimes, they'll analyze, restate, or describe the contents of primary sources.
A. PRIMARY SOURCES
an original document or other piece of material
that was created at the time of the actual events or within its time period. The material is ideally created by someone who is known and can be named, and it was produced for a known purpose. In other words, a primary source is the raw material
EXAMPLES OF PRIMARY SOURCES
>Original manuscripts
>Audio recordings
>Research articles published in peer-reviewed >journals
>Original documents and artifacts
>Personal diaries, letters, emails
>Autobiographies
>Photographs and video recordings
>Meeting minutes
>Survey results
>Newspaper articles with original reporting
>Original research reports
ADVANTAGES OF PRIMARY SOURCES
biggest advantage of referring to a primary source is that you can have confidence in knowing that the original material is untarnished and intact. It has not been misinterpreted by outside parties, because you're getting the story straight from the horse's
moutin.
DISADVANTAGES OF PRIMARY SOURCES
As powerful as primary sources may be, they may also be incomplete or unusable.For example, if the writing or audio recording is in another language that you do not speak,you wouldn't understand anything being said. And even if it is in English, you may not
have enough context
B. SECONDARY SOURCES
Whereas primary sources are generally the original material,a secondary source builds upon one or more primary sources. Often, secondary sources
will interpret, analyze, explain or describe content from primary sources.In some cases, secondary sources can attempt to remain reasonably neutral in theirpresentation of the facts. In other cases, secondary sources can use them to argue a point
or try to persuade the reader of a particular opinion.
EXAMPLES OF SECONDARY SOURCES
>Scholarly or critical analysis
>Commentary or editorial content
>Textbooks
>Encyclopedias
>Biographies
>Magazine articles (particularly opinion pieces)
>Documentary films
ADVANTAGES OF SECONDARY SOURCES
Unsurprisingly, the main advantages of secondary sources largely address the disadvantages of primary sources. they can provide a lot more context and meaning.
DISADVANTAGES OF SECONDARY SOURCES
The challenge with secondary sources is that you are inherently viewing the original material through the lens of a different writer or content producer. Their experiences and biases will color how the information is presented.
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