need help with these questions please:

[Coimbra1970]

Literary Analysis: Tall Tale and Myth Read this passage. Then, answer the question(s). I'm that same David Crockett, fresh from the backwoods, half-horse, half-alligator, a little touched with the snapping turtle; can wade the Mississippi, leap the Ohio, ride a streak of lightning, slip without a scratch down a honey locust, can whip my weight in wildcats.

10.

What feature or element suggests that the passage comes from a tall tale?

A.

It uses first-person point of view.

B.

It is about a legendary hero.

C.

It uses exaggeration to describe far-fetched feats.

D.

It suggests that the hero is aided by supernatural forces.

11. Which statement is true of primary sources?

A.

All primary source documents are reliable.

B.

Some primary sources are more reliable than others.

C.

All primary sources are unreliable.

D.

All primary sources are published material.

11.

Which type of writing would qualify as a primary source?

A.

an encyclopedia entry

B.

a history textbook

C.

a review of someone's biography

D.

a ship captain's log

12.

Which of the following is least likely to be a primary source?

A.

a short story

B.

an autobiography

C.

a news article

D.

a diary

I put
10. c
11. b
12. a

but not sure??

 

[Tarheel]

What is meant by "primary source"?

 

[Tarheel]

This is homework, isn't it?

 

[Barb_D]

I will reopen the thread to let you reply.
If this will be turned in, we cannot help you.
Teachers need to know what their students can do, so they can help them learn. They can't help students if their answers are vetted by others before being submitted.

 

[Coimbra1970]

This will not be turned in but discussed eventually in class. The reason why i am posting is honestly to get some clarification on these questions. We are a group of 5 and unfortunately some of our answers are different. I put what I think the answers could be, but I am not really sure. Thank you for reopening the thread but I can honestly assure you I am not here to get easy answers, but if you choose to close this thread again, it's fine as well, I understand.

 

[Tarheel]

Tall Tales and Myths

A couple of things.

I have a better title for this thread.

If you know what a tall tale is that more or less automatically answers at least one question.

The person making entries into a ship's log would be considered a primary source.

The reason for asking a question is not always because the person doesn't know the answer.

The person known as Davey Crockett supposedly wrestled a bear "bare handed" (Pun?).

Any questions?

 

[Tarheel]

Re: Tall Tales and Myths

For question 12 use a process of elimination.

 

[Tarheel]

Re: Tall Tales and Myths

You got one out of three right.

 

[Coimbra1970]

Re: Tall Tales and Myths

I still think #10 is C, since the story has a lot of exaggeration.

I am thinking now that #11 should be a history textbook. I think a ship's captain log can be written by someone other than the captain, so therefore it no longer can be a primary source?

Which statement is true of primary sources i think may be (A) since primary sources are first hand accounts of actual events and should be always reliable. The least less likely to be a primary souce I think is a short story since the story can be about anything and revised???

 

[SoothingDave]

Re: Tall Tales and Myths

The captain's log (whether written by him or a deputy) is an eyewitness account of events that happened during the day.

An encyclopedia or history textbook is an edited attempt to explain things by taking various other accounts and synthesizing an entry.

Which do you think is "primary"?

 

[Coimbra1970]

Re: Tall Tales and Myths

yes ok makes sense, then it would be captains log since both encyclopedia or a textbook is edited, makes total sense now.

 

[Coimbra1970]

Re: Tall Tales and Myths

are my other answers ok???

A. All primary source documents are reliable. B. Some primary sources are more reliable than others. C. All primary sources are unreliable. D. All primary sources are published material. 11. Which statement is true of primary sources?

I want to say A since primary sources are first hand accounts of events


Which of the following is least likely to be a primary source?

Which of the following is least likely to be a primary source?

A.

a short story

B.

an autobiography

C.

a news article

D.

a diary

I want to say short story??

 

[emsr2d2]

Re: Tall Tales and Myths

Yes​, [STRIKE]ok[/STRIKE] OK, that makes sense. Then it would be a/the captain's log since both an encyclopaedia [STRIKE]or[/STRIKE] and a textbook [STRIKE]is[/STRIKE] are edited. It makes total sense now.

Note my changes above. It's important to follow these rules of written English at all times:

- Start every sentence with a capital letter.
- End every sentence with a single, appropriate punctuation mark.
- Always capitalise the word "I" and all proper nouns.

Please use full sentences.

You can write "OK" or "okay" but not "ok".

 

[Coimbra1970]

Re: Tall Tales and Myths

No problem, I will make sure to follow those rules.

 

[Tarheel]

Re: Tall Tales and Myths

A tall tale is a story that stretches the truth. In fact, the truth is sometimes stretched so much that it is unrecognizable.

When you refer to a question by number I have to go back to the original post and read it again.

 

[Tarheel]

Re: Tall Tales and Myths

It has nothing to do with the editing process. An entry in an encyclopedia is inevitably a second-hand account. The captain of a ship reports on what he saw.

 

[Tarheel]

Re: Tall Tales and Myths

Just because something is a primary source that doesn't mean it is 100% accurate. However, if a person was there when an event occurred you can assume that person knows more about the event than people who weren't there.

 

[Tarheel]

Re: Tall Tales and Myths

Two things.

Please do not use a question mark for a sentence that is not a question.

In my experience the the term "short story" always refers to fiction. And, of course, news articles are written by reporters.