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Assignment in Readings in the

Philippine History
LESSON 1

ANGELIKA C. ORTEGA | BSARCH 1A

 Name: ANGELIKA C. ORTEGA Date Submitted: February 18, 2002

Section: BSARCH 1A

1. Using a Venn Diagram, compare and contrast the following:

A. Primary Sources vs. Secondary Sources

Primary Sources
Primary sources are mainly
direct evidences about the
subject at hand. These are
created at the same time as
the event, time, or subject
being addressed. People who
have personally experienced
the event are considered
primary sources. Ex.
Photographs, written letters,
interviews, diaries, etc.
Secondary Sources
Secondary sources are
Both are documents created by persons
sources of many years after the events
being recounted occurred.
information
These are created by an
that provide author who utilized, studied,
knowledge described, or explained such
to people primary sources to produce
about a that specific material. Ex.
textbooks, dissertations,
subject. biograhies, dictionaries,
newspaper editorial pieces,
etc.

B. Internal Criticism vs. External Criticism

External Criticism
Internal Criticism Both are
Internal criticism is used
External criticism is necessary
to determine the
directed specifically at the for checking
credibility of a document
document's authenticity. the
and whether or not the
It involves a process of reliability of
information included
determining whether a a source or
inside it is credible. It also
document or source is document. entails restoring the text's
what it claims to be.
meaning.

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C. History vs. Historiography

History Historiography
History is the study of Both Historiography refers to
time, event, place, or deals the writing of history and
people that existed in the with the study of evolving
past. past. perceptions of previous
events in various
historians' works.

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