Secondary source
Created after the time period studied
TOMACRU
Type Origin Motive Audience Content Reliability Usefulness
Type
What type of source is it
Origin
Where did it come from
Motive
What purpose does it have
Audience
Who does the source target
Who would have accessed it
Content
What is in the source
Don’t quite the source
Reliability
Can you trust the information is accurate? Bias One sided Exaggeration Hear say Evidence
Primary source
Created during the period studied
Usefulness
What can you learn from the source about the time period studied
Source analysis format
No introduction
Completely separate sources
TOMAC in the first paragraph
RU in the second paragraph