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| Primary Sources | Secondary Sources |
|---|---|
| autobiography | biography |
| painting or object of art | article reviewing or criticizing the art |
| personal diary or letters | book about the person or event |
| treaty (government document) | essay interpreting the document |
| poem, novel, short story, etc. | literary criticism of the work |
| firsthand observer account of an event | report on event years later |
| play, film, television show, performance | biography of the writer |
| speech given by a person | commentary on the speech |
| research report by researchers | interpretation of the research |
| photographs | explanation of photographs |