“HISTORICAL

ANALYSIS”
By Unity of Dreamers
 Table of Contents

TC
• Historical Analysis

• Steps on doing Historical

Research

• Primary & Secondary

Sources

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 Historical Analysis
How to do it?
Gather and Analyze Sources. When collecting sources to use in a thesis,
students should analyze them to ensure they demonstrate knowledge and
understanding of the materials.
 Develop a Thesis Statement. ...
 Create an Outline. ...
 Organize Information. ...
 Write the Thesis. ...
 Prepare to Defend the Thesis.

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 Steps on how to do Historical Research:

 Historical research involves the following steps:

 Identify an idea, topic or research question
 Conduct a background literature review Refine the research idea and questions
 Determine that historical methods will be the method used
 Identify and locate primary and secondary data sources
 Evaluate the authenticity and accuracy of source materials
 Analyze the date and develop a narrative exposition of the findings.

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 Primary Sources and Secondary Sources
Primary Sources
• Eyewitness accounts of events
Can be oral or written testimony
Found in public records & legal
documents, minutes of meetings,
corporate records, recordings,
letters, diaries, journals,
drawings. Located in university
archives, libraries or privately run
collections such as local historical
society.
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Secondary Sources
• Can be oral or written
Secondhand accounts of events
Found in textbooks,
encyclopedias, journal articles,
newspapers, biographies and
other media such as films or tape
recordings.
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