Secondary paper
Last week, you and your classmates were asked to work together to evaluate several secondary sources in a graded Canvas thread.
Here, please submit a
ief, individually-written "Secondary Source Evaluation" paper (3-4 pages long) in which you compare and contrast TWO of the four sources listed above--the one YOU feel is MOST reliable and the one YOU feel is LEAST reliable.
You will need to decide for yourself which is which. Do not write about all four sources!
In your paper, be sure to answer the questions that were posed in the discussion thread in a comprehensive manner.
If there were any points you and your classmates disagreed upon or struggled with, you may describe this in your paper and explain whether or not you feel the class came to a consensus, and how you a
ived at your own conclusions through this process.
As you write, do not use bullet points or simply post notes. Make a cohesive argument about these two sources using full paragraphs and standard APA style.
Guidelines for writing this essay:
· Structure your essay so that it reads well. It should have an introduction; a body that consists of several distinct paragraphs with topic sentences; and a conclusion.
· The main body of your essay should do more than discuss the sources one by one or summarize their attributes. Please synthesize your thoughts and present an evaluation of these sources in relation to one another.
· Please carefully proofread your essay for grammar, spelling, punctuation, and syntax.
· Double-space your essay.
· Use APA style in-text citations when citing the sources in your essay.
· Include a Works Cited list that is formatted in proper APA style.
Secondary Source Evaluation: Small Group Discussion - Secondary Source Eval Group 3
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In this Canvas discussion, you and a group of classmates will work together to discuss, debate, and better understand the merits of four secondary source documents. They are:
1. Children of the City: At Work and Play by David Nasaw
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2. "Bringing an NCLC Photo into Focus" (Links to an external site.)
3. Filling in the Blanks of Historic Child Labor Photos
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4MxBVXXxto (Links to an external site.)
4. Newsies vs. the World! The Newsies Strike of 1899 (Links to an external site.)
Please review these four documents as secondary sources.
Then, please research and discuss the following questions and post your tentative answers in the discussion thread. Also note that it's okay if you're uncertain about the answers to any of these questions. Post your best understanding and let us know what you're uncertain about. Then, through class conversation, keep an open mind, and see if you can develop a better understanding of the characteristics of secondary sources.
The questions to work towards answering are as follows:
1. What do you think makes each piece a secondary source, rather than a primary source, for our purposes?
2. Who authored each piece -- can you tell? If so, what are each author’s credentials, and how do you know?
3. How do you feel about each author's credibility to speak to their topic, and why?
4. Why/how do you think each author was given this platform that enabled them to na
ate this component of U.S. media history?
5. What is each author’s main argument or thesis?
6. Do you find each author’s argument persuasive? Why or why not?
7. Which of these sources do you believe are the most reliable? Which are the least reliable? What evidence causes you believe this?
8. Do you have any unanswered questions about these sources?
9. How would you cite each work using APA style in the "works cited" section of a written report?
10. Have other authors ever cited any of these sources in their works? Search online and see if you can find anything others have written using these sources. If so, based on what you found, how would you characterize each of the four above source's reliability?
Lisa Ronan
ThursdayJan 14 at 2:13pm
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Primary sources are first-hand accounts of the events, meaning the person responsible for the source had a direct connection to it. It is written by an eyewitness or a participant. It reminds me of when I'm teaching my children about gossip and I tell them if you don't hear it with your own ears then it is considered gossip. This is how I relate primary and secondary sources.
Secondary sources were created by someone who did not experience first-hand or participate in the events or conditions you're researching. Secondary sources offer an analysis, interpretation, or a restatement of primary sources and are considered to be persuasive. They often involve generalization, synthesis, interpretation, commentary, or evaluation in an attempt to convince the reader of the creator's argument. They often attempt to describe or explain primary sources.
The first source is the book Children of the City by David Nasaw. David Nasaw is an American biographer and Historian of the 20th Century. David Nasaw has won numerous awards. Some of his accomplishments are Finalist, Pulitzer Prize for biography. 2007 – Finalist, Pulitzer Prize for biography. 2006 – American History Book Prize. 2006 – New-York Historical Society American History Book Prize. 2001 – Bancroft Prize. 2001 – Ambassador Book Award. 2001 – J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize. 2001 – Ann M. I believe David Nasaw's education and credibility as a historian and author make his material extremely credible as a secondary source. Although some of the pictures are digitally enhanced, Mr. Nasaw has done enough research to provide authenticity. As a widely respected historian and author, Mr. Nasaw is given this platform to educate us. The images of child labor and the suffering of these children are very powerful. Looking at these photographs I immediately believe they are true maybe because they involve children but my first feeling is sadness and outrage rather than thinking: Are these pictures real?
Watching the youtube video of child labor I think you can see right away that the images are real. These images and photographs are important because they inform the public about these atrocities going on. They
ing about change and social movements. The images were commissioned by the National Labor Committee and photographed by Hines, who worked for them. I think this adds to the credibility. The non-profit organization did not have anything to gain by exposing child labor. They wanted reform for the betterment of the children. In my opinion, when an ulterior motive is not a factor then the motive seems more authentic. Also, Hines is a reputable photographer who had many notable photographs during that era.
The Newsboy strike, in reality, seems to be a primary source but for this paper, it is considered a secondary. One way I know it is a credible source is because I researched dit and it is a big event in history with lots of information on it. The newsboys were a group of young boys delivering newspapers who went on strike after they found out they were being shortchanged. There are firsthand accounts told by Kid Blink, the leader of the group. I think the article was very persuasive and believable.
Most of the readings and videos speak to the abuse of children in the workplace during that era. Written and documented by adults who wanted to incite change and reform. The fact that nobody was profiting off these pictures or articles makes it all the more credible. when you pursue something and have nothing to gain but making the world a better place that seems like credibility to me.
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Amanda Vitello
YesterdayJan 16 at 4:39pm
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These pieces are all secondary sources because they are all second-hand experiences. The photographs from last week's assignment were all taken and titled by the same man, Lewis Hine, therefore first-hand experiences, therefore primary sources. The documents in this week's assignment are all secondary sources because they are writing about or talking about other people’s photographs or experiences, the writers did not experience these things themselves. These pieces are all secondary sources because they are all second-hand experiences. The photographs from last week's assignment were all taken and titled by the same man, Lewis Hine, therefore first-hand experiences, therefore primary sources. The documents in this week's assignment are all secondary sources because they are writing about or talking about other people’s photographs or experiences, the writers did not experience these things themselves.
All of these authors talk very knowingly about this time in history. The podcast is almost 40 minutes long with specific sources discussed, the youtube video having personal interviews and long-term research, the article is archived on the Li
ary of Congress website, and the final is a 300-page novel. All of these secondary sources are very informative and clearly well researched and studied. Child labor is a very sensitive topic that is taught sparsely in the American schooling system and is largely not discussed for any reason afterward. Creating dialogue like this is important for the remem
ance of this te
ible time in history. I was particularly struck by the CBS video because Seth Doane actually traveled around the country to find the children from Hine’s images. This is an excellent way to keep these stories being told and not letting people forget. The main purpose of these pieces is to inform. Report on child labor from the past. The major theme of them all is not necessarily arguing a point, it is just making an audience aware of these historical events. I thought these authors were extremely persuasive in their approach to this topic. I was a bit skeptical of the podcast at first because a podcast was an unexpected medium to be reporting on child labor but I was pleasantly surprised by how well researched it was. I was particularly fond of the youtube video, I just wish it was longer! The article and book were very interesting and informative as well.
I was unsure how to tell which of these sources was the most reliable. I suppose some of them used more primary sources than others, but some of them were much longer and had more information than others. From what I could tell all four of these sources were pretty reliable. The video is a questionable one because interviewing the relations of the children in the photographs is a bit of a stretch concerning reliable information. There is no way to tell if the things they are saying are accurate, unlike if he actually interviewed the children themselves. I think my biggest question is how to tell if a certain source is inherently unreliable?
Lisa Paiva
7:46pmJan 17 at 7:46pm
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A primary source to me means that it happens or someone was there at the time of the event. In other words, if I wasn't present to see it occur. Then it's the he-said, she-said type of source. To me, the he-said-she-said source is a secondary source. This; is the best way