This document discusses primary, secondary, and tertiary sources of information. It provides examples of each type of source and directions for students to practice identifying primary, secondary, and tertiary sources. Students are asked to find examples of each source type and to consider the importance of citing sources in their own work to avoid plagiarism and give credit where credit is due.

5. Where do you
usually get
information?

7. Use information from news
reports, speeches, informative
talks, panel discussions, etc. in
everyday conversations and
exchanges.

8. Identify materials as
primary, secondary
or tertiary sources;

9. Gather information
from primary,
secondary or
tertiary sources; and

10. Appreciate the
importance of primary,
secondary and tertiary
sources of information.

12. Directions: Group students into two. According to the
stated quotation, each group of ten members sends a
representative to receive an information from the trainer.
The message must be passed from one delegate to the
next, and so forth. The final participant in the group will
write the message on the whiteboard. The group(s) that
will effectively write the message will get an incentive.

15. Directions: Observe the following
pictures below and answer the
questions the follow.

17. 1. Could anything bad happen to you if you
copied someone else’s idea or words and
didn’t give them credit?

18. 2. How does it help you when you cite
sources?

19. 3. How would you feel if you posted something really
cool on Facebook and a bunch of people shared it as
if it was their own witty comment without giving you
credit?

20. It is important to let the reader of
your writing know where you
found your ideas. Whenever you
have taken something from
another author (theory, opinion,
idea, example, conclusion, or
findings) you must say where the
original can be found. In other
words, you must acknowledge
and cite your sources.

22. to provide details or
background to what you
are writing.
to give authority to
what you are writing.

23. as the source of a theory,
argument or point of view.
for specific information
such as statistics,
examples or case studies.
for direct quotations (using
the author’s exact words)

43. Directions: Identify if the given item is a
primary, secondary or tertiary source. Write
your answers in your notebook.

44. 1. encyclopedia 6. History of Tayabas
2. interview with a politician 7. court hearing
3. State of the Nation Address 8. references
4. indices 9. EDSA People Power picture
5. bibliography 10. biography

45. Answers:
1. tertiary
2. primary
3. primary
4. tertiary
5. tertiary
6. secondary
7. secondary
8. tertiary
9. primary
10. secondary

47. Directions: Classify and tell whether the
materials listed below is primary,
secondary, or tertiary source.

58. Answers:
1. P
2. P
3. S
4. P
5. S
6. P
7. S
8. P
9. S
10. S

60. Directions: In a short bond paper, cut
at least 5 examples of the following:
 Primary Sources
 Secondary Sources
 Tertiary Sources