Process Writing

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Process Writing

• Three steps of how to writing

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First, what is a process?

• A process is a series of steps that lead to a
  desired result.
• In the process essay, students explain how to do
  something, step-by-step.
• For a five-paragraph essay, how many steps are
  needed?
• __1. one
• __2. two
• __3. three
• __4. four
• __5. five

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Process essays have three steps.

• A process is a series of steps that lead to a
  desired result.
• In the process essay, students explain how to do
  something, step-by-step.
• In a five-paragraph essay, we need three steps,
  one for each body paragraph
• __1. one
• __2. two
• X_3. three
• __4. four
• __5. five

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What is the first step?

• Answer a process question by identifying three
  main steps.
• Whats the first step one can take to save money
  on food?
• __1. Shop for food less oftengoing once a week
  will help prevent impulse buying.
• __2. To avoid over-shopping, go to grocery stores
  only when you are really starving.
• __3. Recognizing that you are overweight, go on a
  very strict dietthe reduction in food purchases
  will truly amaze you.

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The first step must fit.

• The first step to save on food
• X_1. Shop for food less oftengoing once a week
  will help prevent impulse buying.
• This method really works.
• __2. To avoid over-shopping, go to grocery stores
  only when you are really starving.
• You will buy everything in sight!
• __3. Recognizing that you are overweight, go on a
  very strict dietthe reduction in food purchases
  will truly amaze you.
• How often do diet plans fail?

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What is the second step?

• Step One Shop for food less often to prevent
  impulse buying.
• Whats the second step one can take to save money
  on food?
• __1. Buy name brand items that you will actually
  eat rather than off brand ones that youll throw
  out.
• __2. Purchase store brand items that taste good
  but cost half as much as name brand items.
• __3. Go totally organic because natural food
  fills you up way quicker than any other sort of
  food does.

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The second step must work.

• The second step to save on food.
• __1. Buy name brand items that you will actually
  eat rather than off brand ones that youll throw
  out.
• People do eat off brand foods.
• X_2. Purchase store brand items that taste good
  but cost half as much as name brand items.
• Experts recommend this step.
• __3. Go totally organic because natural food
  fills you up way quicker than any other sort of
  food does.
• Organic costs twice as much!

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What is the third step?

• Whats the third step one can take to save money
  on food?
• __1. Eat more Happy meals at McDonalds the food
  is cheap and the quality is certified healthy by
  Ronald himself.
• __2. Continue eating at major restaurants, but
  cut out the desserts that betray both your
  pocketbook and your waistline.
• __3. Take a sack lunch along to work or school to
  avoid running out for the overpriced meals at
  fast-food places.

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The third step must succeed.

• The third step to save on food
• __1. Eat more Happy meals at McDonalds they are
  cheap and certified healthy by Ronald.
• You still trust the clown?
• __2. Cut out the desserts that betray both your
  pocketbook and your waistline.
• The meal will still be pricey!
• X_3. Take a sack lunch to work or school to avoid
  running out for fast-food.
• A tried-and-true method.

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How do you develop the thesis?

• How can anyone save money on food?
• Which thesis best answers the question?
• __1. Shopping less often, purchasing store brand
  items, and carrying sack lunches are good ideas.
• __2. Anyone can save money on food by shopping
  only once a week, by buying store brand items,
  and by packing sack lunches.
• __3. Three steps to food savings are less
  shopping, store brands, and sack lunches.

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The thesis grows off the question

• How can anyone save money on food?
• __1. Shopping less often, purchasing store brand
  items, and carrying sack lunches are good ideas .
  
• Good ideas is off the topic!
• X_2. Anyone can save money on food by shopping
  only once a week, by buying store brand items,
  and by packing sack lunches.
• The best answer uses anyone.
• __3. Three steps to food savings are less
  shopping, store brands, and sack lunches.
• The answer misses anyone!

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Can you build the topic sentence?

• To answer how anyone can save money on food,
  which is the best topic sentence?
• __1. Shop for food less oftengoing once a week
  will help prevent impulse buying.
• __2. The first step to save money on food is to
  shop less often.
• __3. One way is by shopping for food just once
  per week this helps prevent impulse buying.

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You can build the topic sentence

• How can anyone save money on food?
• __1. Shop for food less oftengoing once a week
  will help prevent impulse buying.
• Saving money is not stated!
• X_2. The first step to save money on food is to
  shop less often.
• Saving food money is addressed.
• __3. One way is by shopping for food just once
  per week.
• Saving money is not stated!

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Can you build the body paragraph?

• Which choice explains the topic sentence below?
• The first step to save money on food is to shop
  less often.
• __1. Shopping less often helps consumers to avoid
  expensive impulse buying.
• __2. Impulse buying is one of the shoppers
  biggest problems when it comes to the grocery
  store.
• __3. If anyone shops too much, he will buy too
  much this will not help at the months end.

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You can build the body paragraph

• The first step to save money on food is to shop
  less often.
• X_1. Shopping less often helps consumers to avoid
  expensive impulse buying.
• This is the very best explanation.
• __2. Impulse buying is one of the shoppers
  biggest problems.
• Is the topic shoppers problems?
• __3. If anyone shops too much, he will buy too
  much.
• Whats wrong with having too much?

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Can you build the body paragraph?

• Which adds the best detail?
• The first step to save money on food is to shop
  less often.
• Shopping less often avoids expensive impulse
  buying.
• __1. Quick-trip shoppers always end up buying
  100 more than you need!
• __2. Everyone knows what happens when you are in
  storesyou buy stuff!
• __3. Shoppers making quick trips often spend 50
  more than they were planning on.

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You really can add useful details

• __1. Quick-trip shoppers always end up buying
  100 more than you need!
• Skip extremes like always and invented numbers!
• __2. Everyone knows what happens when you are in
  storesyou buy stuff!
• Dont exaggerate not everyone knows!
• X_3. Shoppers making quick trips often spend 50
  more than they were planning on.
• This looks very reasonable.

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Should the topic be specific?

• Which ones are clear?
• __1. There are lots of ways to do better in
  school.
• __2. I suggest three ways to improve your grades.
• __3. No matter what is done, someone has to fail.
• __4. Anyone can avoid failure by taking certain
  precautionary measures.
• __5. Not understanding the material can make a
  difference.

• Use a clear and limiting title
• Promise just what youre really going to deliver.
• Dont write How to Bake Anything if youre just
  going to tell how to bake a cake!

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Of course, the topic must be specific!

• These topics are clear
• __1. There are lots of ways to do better in
  school.
• C 2. I suggest three ways to improve your
  grades.
• __3. No matter what is done, someone has to fail.
• C 4. Anyone can avoid failure by taking certain
  cautionary measures.
• __5. Not understanding the material can make a
  difference.

• Notice that the clear topics suggest certain ways
  to do something.
• Your process paper has to tell the reader which
  steps to take to obtain a good result.

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Whats in the topic sentence?

• The topic sentence
• Names the process
• Gives background reasons one should be interested
  in knowing about the process
• Explains any technical terms in the process.
• Example
• Every student should want to know how to get
  better grades.

How successful was Bob?
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Are there any specific details?

• The writer must add specifics to increase the
  clarity of the process paper.
• On the right, which is the most specific sentence?

__1. To get a good meal, it is also wise to tip
the waiter well each time. (Opinionated topic
sentence)  __2. Neglecting it may make the waiter
resent the customer since the waiter needs the
tip. (Explanation)   __3. After all, many waiters
are paid less than minimum wage. (Reason) __4.
Thus, leaving 2.00 is not really a wasted tip.
__5. In fact, the decent tip only means that the
waiter will think well of the customer, and try
to help provide a better meal each time.
(Conclusion)
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Names and numbers are very specific

• Note the focus the specific number 2.00 brings
  to clarify the paragraph.
• Removing the number would leave the point very
  much unproven!

__1. To get a good meal, it is also wise to tip
the waiter well each time. (Opinionated topic
sentence)  __2. Neglecting it may make the waiter
resent the customer since the waiter needs the
tip. (Explanation)   __3. After all, many waiters
are paid less than minimum wage. (Reason) __4.
Thus, leaving 2.00 is not really a wasted tip.
(Specific detail) __5. In fact, the decent tip
only means that the waiter will think well of the
customer, and try to help provide a better meal
each time. (Conclusion)
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What are the precautionary levels?

• In directions, use the right level of precaution
• Warning! is used when there is immediate threat
  to life and/or limb if the step is mishandled.
• Caution! is used when there is an immediate
  threat of bodily harm if the step is mishandled.
• Attention! is used when there is an immediate
  likelihood of making a common error with the
  step.

What level of precaution is the dad giving?
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What does the conclusion do?

• A. It can summarize major steps in a complex
  procedure to help reader performance.
• B. It can list the results of the process.
• C. It can offer resources about what could be
  done next.
• D. It can give troubleshooting advice if
  something goes wrong.

What does each do? __1. Now that you have written
a complete essay, you should view it with
pride. __2. If you see that you only have four
paragraphs, be sure to add in the fifth. __3.
Remember that there is lots of writing help
online in the course schedule.
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Here are the conclusion answers

• A. Summarize major steps in a complex procedure
  to help reader performance.
• B. List the results of the process.
• C. Offer resources about what could be done
  next.
• D. Give troubleshooting advice if something goes
  wrong.

Here are the answers B 1. Now that you have
written a complete essay, you should view it with
pride. Give Results D 2. If you see that you
only have four paragraphs, be sure to add in the
fifth. Troubleshoot C 3. Remember that there
is lots of writing help online in the course
schedule. Give resources
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Do you understand the process?

• __ 1. The purpose of a process paragraph is to
  present a
• a. procedure
• b. creative work
• c. story description
• __ 2. A clear and limiting ___ creates the
  promise of what the essay will deliver.
• a. question
• b. detail
• c. title

__ 3. Write on a process that you have a. read
about b. experienced c. considered __ 4. You
must divide the process into logical, necessary,
and explainable a. events b. subdivisions
c. steps
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Here are the correct answers

• A 1. The purpose of a process paragraph is to
  present a
• a. procedure
• b. creative work
• c. story description
• C 2. A clear and limiting ___ creates the
  promise of what the essay will deliver.
• a. question
• b. detail
• c. title

B 3. Write on a process that you have a. read
about b. experienced c. considered C 4. You
must divide the process into logical, necessary,
and explainable a. events b. subdivisions
c. steps
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Here are the correct answers

• __ 9.  The most serious level of precaution that
  can ever be included in a process paragraph are
  about
• a. attentions
• b. cautions
• c. warnings
• d. exclusions
• __10. The conclusion of a procedure paragraph
  should not
• a. summarize
• b. describe results
• c. offer advice
• d. suggest alternate approaches

Just how big is this cat?
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Applying Process Writing

• Write the process paragraph to show someone how
  to do something.
• Make the directions complete so that the person
  can complete the process without confusion.
• Dont just review the process finish the process
  paragraph like any other one with a closing
  suggestion.

• Writing Topics
• How to have a superior meal at a great restaurant
  with enjoyable company.
• How to save on gas when the price is too high for
  the average consumer.
• How to tell your best friend no without hurting
  his or her feelings too much.