Question

Which type of essay does not require you to examine and analyze secondary source documents?

Answer 1

Thematic essays only require you to use supporting facts and details from primary sources or prior knowledge of the facts.

Answer 2

Answer:

The type of essay that does not require you to examine and analyze secondary source documents is the narrative essay.

Explanation:

Narrative essays are pieces of writing that tell about a story or experience but they differ from short stories in the sense that they are written in a specific tone and format, whereas short stories are not.

Main characteristics of the narrative essay:

• It is written in the first person narrative (autobiographical or on behalf of someone else, or an object or animal)
• It always revolves around a motif (a central or main point)
• There are characters, incidents and even dialogues - these elements are always present, and all of them revolve around the presented motif
• It generally has a five-paragraph format
• As it is a narrative of experience or anecdote, it does not need external sources to refer to as in other types of essay writing
• Unlike short stories, narrative essays do not leave the reader critically unaware of the ending or with the desire to know more
• The narrative of personal experience always teaches the readers a lesson which has been learned throught that experience.