Name: Mary Heart T.

Bantayan Instructor: Renato Valdez

Exercise 1.2 what source?

Read the following scenarios and classify the sources discovered as Primary, Secondary,
and tertiary sources.

1. Sam was exploring the library in his new school at DOSCST. He wanted to study the
history of Davao Oriental, in the 20th century. In one of the books, he saw an old
photograph of a man standing in front of the church, clipped among the pages. At the back
of the photo was an inscription that says, “Davao Oriental 01 de Julio 1968.”

Is the photograph a primary, secondary, or tertiary source? Justify your answer

The photograph shows as a primary source because it can illustrate the past events
as they happened and people as they were at a particular time. It can be clearly seen in the
statement that Sam is going to use the old photograph of a man as primary source as he
wanted to the study the history of Davao Oriental way back in the 20 th century.

2. Gemma was a new teacher of Social Studies in MNCHS. Her colleagues gave her the
new textbook that she ought to use in class. Before the classes started Gemma studied
the textbook carefully. She noted that the authors used works by other known historians
in writing the textbook. She saw that the bibliography included Teodoro Agoncillo’s The
Revolt of the Masses and many other well-known historians.

Is the textbook a primary, secondary or tertiary source? Justify your answer.

The textbook is a secondary source because it was created by someone who did not
experience first-hand, and as Gemma just borrowed the textbook from her colleagues.
The author of a textbook interprets prescribed theories of a topic as Gemma also saw the
bibliography of Teodoro Agoncillo’s The Revolt of the masses and other well-known
historians, the bibliography also proves that the textbook is a secondary source.

3. It was Saturnino’s first day in his first year of college at DOSCST. His excitement
made him come to class early and he found their classroom empty. He explores the
classroom and sat at the instructor’s table. He looked at the table’s drawer and saw a book
entitled U.G. An Underground Tale: The Journey of Edgar Jopson and the First Quarter
Storm Generation. He started reading the book and realized that it was a biography of a
student leader turned political activist during the time of President Ferdinand E. Marcos.
The author used interviews with friends and family of Jopson and other primary
documents related to his works and life.

Is the book a primary, secondary or tertiary source? Justify your answer.

The book belongs to the secondary source because it shows a biography of a

student leader in which he created The Journey of Edgar Jopson. A biography is a
description of real person’s life, including factual details as well as stories from the
person’s life. Though Saturnino did not participate in the event he created it by conducting
research or the way of interviewing with the friends and family of Jopson and he also
gathers other primary documents.

4. Julia loved to travel around the country. She likes to bring with her a travel brochure
that informs her of the different sites worth visiting in the area. Her travel brochure was
produced by the tourism department of the province. It shows pictures of destinations
visited by tourists and a few basic information about the place like origin of the name, the
historical significance of the place and other information acquired by the office’s
researchers and writers.

Is the travel brochure a primary, secondary or tertiary source? Justify your answer.

A travel brochure is a tertiary source as it indicates a search sites that helps Julia
to find her destination. Travel brochure which indicates a few basic information, like the
origin and historical significance of the place.