Question

carmelo is researching president john f. kennedys campaign speeches. for sources, he is using both the speeches themselves and reporters analyses of the speeches. the reporters articles are best described as
primary source documents, because they are scholarly and academic in nature.
primary source documents, because they contain original material.
secondary source responses, because they contain commentary on a primary source.
secondary source responses, because they refer to significant historical events.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze primary and secondary sources. Primary sources are original (like the speeches themselves). Secondary sources analyze/comment on primary sources. Reporters’ articles analyze Kennedy’s speeches (a primary source), so they are secondary sources with commentary on a primary source. The first two options are wrong (reporters’ articles aren’t primary). The last option is wrong because referring to historical events isn’t the reason for being secondary; it’s the commentary on primary source. So the correct option is the third one.

Answer:

C. secondary source responses, because they contain commentary on a primary source.