IMPROVING YOUR PROCESS ESSAY

1. IMPROVING YOUR PROCESSESSAY

2. INTRODUCTION **A thesis statement • what essay will concern • why readers should do • combine “overview” with your purpose to get a thesis statement: In six easy steps that should take me approximately ten minutes, I can create a new, exciting, flattering look for myself.

3. INTRODUCTION **DO NOT ANNOUNCE: • Rather than “I am going to tell you how to make this” OR “In this essay I will show you how,” • Write “If a person follows this easy six-step process, he/she will be able to create…”.

4. INTRODUCTION *EXAMPLES OF INTRODUCING THE TOPIC: • 1) Have you ever been driving home late at night on a dark, deserted road out of cell phone range when you felt the car pulling sharply to one side and you heard the unmistakable thumping sound of a flat tire? • BODY’s 1st sentence: The first step in changing a tire is to….

5. Transitions

8. Transitions • Transitions provide links between the following:   • SENTENCES:  Also, the temperature of the oven must be set on high to achieve this goal. • PARAGRAPHS: Another reason I dislike Mondays involves highway traffic. • SECTIONS:  As noted in the previous chapter, the theme of equivocation dominates Shakespeare's Macbeth.

9. Transitions • Transitions often come in the following forms:  • SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS:  since, because, if, when, although • COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS:  and, but, yet, or, nor, for, so • PREPOSITIONS:  after, during, behind, beyond, during • ADVERBS:  once, never, always, frequently

10. Transitions Transitions for the Process Essay: Time and Sequence/Order • First, second, third • Next, then, finally, lastly • After, afterwards, following, • At this time, at this point • Subsequently, while, meanwhile • When, during, immediately, now, later, in the future, earlier, sometimes, always, never, whenever, once

11. BODY *THIS IS AN ESSAY, SO… • *NO LISTS* • *NO RECIPES (keep in essay format) • *do not forget the ARTICLES (a, an, the) • *do not forget the INTRODUCTION & CONCLUSION paragraphs

12. BODY *DETAILS: • * STEP #1: gather all materials 1st (items should NOT just magically appear in the middle of the process) • * “HOW EXACTLY” (don’t skip over steps) • use DESCRIPTIVE DETAILS

13. BODY • briefly explain the REASON for a step if it is not obvious (do this to prevent a mess)

14. CONCLUSION *CONSIDER THE PROCESS AS A WHOLE: • repeat/reference the PURPOSE of your process (why did you tell us how to do thisscenario) • Process-as-a-whole: • #/difficulty of steps • *describe the FINISHED PRODUCT (smells, taste, sight, feel, sound)

15. TOPIC PROMPTS • How to give yourself a manicure, pedicure • How to cut, treat, wash, perm, highlight your hair • Brush teeth, • Make lasagna, spaghetti, German apple cake, cheeseburger, grilled cheese, • Study or prepare for a Test, Mid-Term or Final Exam • Prepare for a Job Interview • Deal with Stress (in a healthy manner)

16. FINAL HINTS • REMEMBER, this is an essay and not a recipe. • essay format, no lists (does NOT look like a recipe card) • when gathering supplies, write as items in a series (not as a list, not as a recipe card)

17. PREWRITING • LISTS: • 3 tasks done at work each time • 3 technical/electrical/mechanical skills • 3 tasks you have done for yourself lately • 3 types of food you like to make

18. PREWRITING 2) STEPS: • Brainstorm. • List every step in the process. • Number the steps in chronological order.

19. SAMPLE PROCESSES

20. How to Make MACARONI & CHEESE STEP #1

21. STEP #2

22. STEP #3

23. CONCLUSION

24. OTHER PROCESSES