History 2
History 2
History 2
History
According to Zeus Salazar
Secondary
Sources that are produced by an author who used primary
Sources
sources to produced materials.
Examples: biographies, textbooks, dissertations,
newspaper (editorial/opinion pieces) and such…
Both primary and secondary sources are useful in writing
and learning history. However, historians need to
scrutinize this historical sources to avoid deception and
to come up with historical truth.
EXTERNAL CRITICISM
Practice of verifying the authenticity of evidence
by examining its physical characteristics.
Quality of the paper, type of the ink, language and words used
INTERNAL CRITICISM
Examination of the truthfulness of the evidence
Content of the source and the circumstance of the production,
author of the source, context, agenda behind the creation,
Conclusion
Validating historical sources is important because the
used of unverified, falsified, and untruthful sources can
lead to equally false conclusions. Without thorough
criticisms of historical evidences; historical deceptions
and lies will be highly probable.
Assignment:
Group yourselves into 5 groups for your reporting next
week. Each group must prepare a 10 item quiz for your
classmates. 2 reporters per day.
Group Topics:
• GROUP 1: First Voyage Around the World by Magellan by
Antonio Pigafetta
• GROUP 2: KKK and the Kartilya ng Katipunan
• GROUP 3: Proclamation of the Philippine Independence
• GROUP 4: A Glance at Selected Philippine Political Caricature of
the American Era
• GROUP 5: Revisiting Corazon Aquino’s Speech Before the U.S
Congress
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