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It is not meant to take
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Processing the Process Essay
Here is some detailed information about writing your process (“How to”) essay
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The “big idea” behind the paper:
Practically everyone knows how to do something very well
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That is the main purpose behind the process essay
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Follow all of them very closely
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Process = a step-by-step movement from a beginning point to an ending point
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How do I select a topic?
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Something you know how to do very well
Maybe something you do as a hobby
Something you do as part of your job
Perhaps something you learned how to do in school (but do not use any textbook to
copy from or to get steps from)
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First of all, select something that is very practical, down-to-earth, and easily
visualized by your reader
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Accordingly, you should not select a topic that is general, wishy-washy, and much too
philosophical, such as “how to change your attitude about life
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Phil and Oprah
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To be on the safe side, limit your choices to one of two categories:
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For example, how to
build an entire house would be much too big and complicated for this essay; however,
how to repave the driveway would be more manageable
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One of the most important purposes of this whole assignment is your ability to look at the
process critically (analyze) and to divide the whole thing into several concrete steps
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Have at least three steps
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When a new paragraph begins,
the reader of your paper should correctly assume that a new step in the process is
also beginning
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The process itself should have a definite beginning point, a middle point, and an ending
point
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) Your paper should seem to be always
moving forward through the process to get to the end
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You might try including such information as the following:
When did you first try this process? Why is this process important? Why should the
reader care about this process or be interested in it?
NOTE: By the time the introductory paragraph ends, the reader should know clearly
what the process is and that you are about to explain to him how to do it
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The
purpose of the concluding paragraph is to “ease out” of the topic by talking somewhat
generally about the product or the service and then ending on a nice, warm, positive note
about the topic in general
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Even though you are dealing with several steps in this essay, do not literally list and label
the steps as steps
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Sand them down until both are very smooth
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In short, this essay is not any different in appearance and style from any of the
other essays you have already written for this course
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That’s it!

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This is very unnecessary
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(It is all right, however, to use the words how to in your introductory paragraph if you
wish
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Just this one time for this one assignment, you may use the words you, your, and yours if
you feel you must
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However, do not overuse them
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Here are some important transitional words you might need to use as you take the reader
through the forward journey of explaining your process:
At the start of the process

In the middle of the process

At first,……
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As you start,…
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The first step,…
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Next,
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Continuing with,…
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When this step is finished,…
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As you finish,…
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The last step,…
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It is not meant to take
the place of any specific instructions given by your instructor for this assignment
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Tips on Doing a Cooking Process Essay
If you choose to tell “how to” cook some dish with which you are familiar, that is all right
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Your essay should
use regular, flowing, smooth sentences, not little short choppy phrases and sentences like those
commonly used in recipes
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You will need to say everything in normal, regular, full-length sentences
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The first shows how you should NOT phrase your cooking how-to
paper
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NOTE: Because in a certain sense you are talking directly to the person who is reading your
how-to paper, it will be all right in this one essay for you to use the word you when giving your
information and instructions
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Unacceptable (this paragraph sounds exactly like a recipe):
It is fairly easy to cook a delicious apple cobbler
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Pour
apples into a large howl
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Blend in butter or margarine
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Place bowl on center rack of oven
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Acceptable (this one uses regular sentences and phrases to say the same thing):
It is fairly easy to cook a delicious apple cobbler
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Almost any
type of apple will do--either red delicious or granny style or whatever your local grocery store
offers
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Either white
granulated sugar or brown refined will work equally well
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) Finally, about two sticks of butter or two pounds of margarine will be necessary to
give the cobbler that lip-smacking smoothness that my family just loves
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You’ll need a very large mixing bowl,
into which you will pour all the carefully cut apple slices as well as the sugar and the butter
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While you have been doing all this, the oven has been pre-heating to a toasty 425 degrees
Fahrenheit
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After about half that
time, you will begin to smell the enchanting aroma of baked apples filling your home, thus
telling everyone that the wonderful time of fall is definitely here

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