I asked my cousin “When is your birthday?”. It is a primary source because I asked him directly and accurately.
The paragraph below is my “Step 3”.
We asked Liang-Jie when his birthday was and he replied “My birthday is on the 17th September”. He told us in person and directly. Therefore, as it is his birthday, he was born on the 17th of September 1995.
This is a very basic example of a primary source.
February 4, 2013 at 7:16 pm
This looks good – do you think that Liang-Jie has any reason to want to conceal his age? Is there someone else you can ask to verify his claim?