ENGLISH 10

Module 1
WARM UP
 Do you know where to
find information if you are
asked to research about
the life of our national
hero, Dr. Jose P. Rizal?
History books
If we are looking for the
meaning of a difficult
word, what is the best
source for this?
Dictionary
USING INFORMATION
FROM VARIOUS
SOURCES
Sources of Information
• There are various sources of
information that you may use in
finding significant details and data
that can be used in your daily life.
Sources of information may be
classified as to primary, secondary
and tertiary sources.
 Primary Sources
• Sources of information are classified as
primary if they are authentic and have
not been subjected to evaluation or
assessment.
• These report discoveries, sharing of
information and first-hand. These are
information written at a certain time or
period of research.
 Primary Sources
• Speeches
• video recordings
• photographs
• government records
• newspaper/magazine portraying
information from eyewitnesses
 Secondary Sources
• Secondary sources provide information,
discussion and/or interpretation of the
evidence.
• These are usually evaluations of primary
sources
• These are also in-formation written by
authors who do not personally witness
the event or action.
 Secondary Sources

• Commentaries
• Critiques
• Evaluations
• History Journals/magazines (not
portraying information from
eyewitnesses)
 Tertiary Sources

• Tertiary sources serve as collection of

primary and secondary sources.
Tertiary Sources
• Bibliographies
• Directories
• Dictionary
• almanac
• Abstracts
• Encyclopedias
• databases
 CHARACTERISTICS INFORMATION
SHOULD HAVE

• Accuracy. Information should be reliable, useful,

free from flaws and of high quality.
• Completeness. Information should provide all
needed details. It should be able to answer the wh–
questions (what, who, when, where, why and how).
• Timeliness. Information should be up-to-date.
• Consistency. Information should be consistent for it
to be considered accurate and useful.
• Relevant. Information should suit the demand, needs
and interests of the readers.
• Uniqueness. Information should be distinct.
• Primary sources are first hand
account of events.
• Secondary sources are analyses
of events.
• Tertiary sources are collection
of primary and secondary
sources.
 LET’S TRY. Identify if each source is
considered primary, secondary, or
tertiary.

• 1. encyclopedia
• 2. interview with a politician
• 3. State of the Nation Address
• 4. index
• 5. bibliography
• 6. photographs
• 7. court hearing
• 8. references
• 9. EDSA People Power picture
• 10. biography
 LET’S TRY. Identify if each source is
considered primary, secondary, or
tertiary.

1. Letter
2. Dictionary
3. Autobiography of Benjamin
Franklin
4. CCTV footage
5. diary
HAVE A
GREAT DAY!