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Now that you have leamed the basic structure of an essay, you will practice writing
different types of essays. There are many different kinds of essays. Sometimes your
teacher *ili decide which rype of essay you must write. But other times it may be up
to you to choose a type of essay that fits your purpose.
Following are some of the basic types of essays and their purposes:
Process
easy tools.
1. It is simple to if you have the right equipment.
not difficult materials.
ingredients.
these steps.
2. is easy when you follow these directions.
these instructions.
this procedure.
three
3. Thete are four major steps involved in
several
Write a sampte thesis statement for a process essay on each of the following essay
topics. Use a variety of the sentence patterns modeled above.
Example
Topic: How to write an essay
Thesis statement Writ'inT a Qooy' ee,rzy ir e'oier if yort follow lhrec mnin r^fofa.
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5. Topic: The best way ro lose weight
Thesis sratement:
PROCESS €IA
5. ttom. 5. Nail the top in Place.
SruorNt Excuse me. I'm doing research for a paper I'm writing
on the effects of
global warming. Can you tell me how io find some
current articles on rhis
subject?
Sruognr OK. That seems fairly straightforward. But my professor said we could
only
use articles from the past three years.
LIsMRtaN; That's no problem. The dates of
the articles are given right here, so you can
just look up the most recent ones.
Thanks again.
PBOOESS
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ANALYZING A PROCESS ESAY
At this point, you need to choose the trick you want to teach. An easy trick is
teaching your dog to ro11 over. Shape the dog's behavior by reinforcing anything that
resembles the behavior you are trying to teach. Begin by reinforcing any attempt to lie
down. Then reinforce any movement of his body when he is lying down. Every time you
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olling over, immediately give him a biscuit
associate the sound of the bell with the
ons of rolling over with the biscuits and
h the dog, talk to him, or in any way
, will leam the trick within five
mrnures.
t to train your pet to do a trick. It is onlv
you have established a conditioned
trick by shaping his behavior. However,
must eliminate the first behavior bv no
ling over and will be readv to learn
1' \7har rechnique does rhe author use ro introduce the topicr
(See Chaprer 4.)
? Whatprocess
3.
is the author describing?
Howdoes the author organize the
iniormation?
4. Make a list of the steps in the process.
a.
b.
c.
Introduction
l. l T" whatrheprocess is and why it is important.
2. Define theprocess.
3. State thepurpose for explaining he process.
any equipment, ingredients, or supplies needed
1 !1,
5. \7rite
to perform the process.
a thesissratement that ,t"t., th. focus of uor-,r.rr"u.
Suppofting Pangraphs
1. Describe thesteps in the process, using time order.
2. If there arealot of steps, group th.* i.rto several main
cateqories.
Conclusion
1. Review whytheprocess is importanr.
2. Summarize the main steps in the process.
Writing a Proces.s EssaY
In this activity, you will practice writing urn essay that describes the steps in a process'
Prewriting
a choose one of the following topics and make a list of the steps in the process in
the space below.
o How to wash a car
o How to study for an exam
o How to make rice, tea, coffee, noodles, a salad, etc'
o How to annoy your teacher' your boss, or your parents
o How to write a good paragraph or essay
o How to make a paperairplane, a clay pot, a knitted scarf, etc.
o Your own topic
piece
Organize your list according to time order in the space below. On a separate
of paper, prepare an outline of your essay.
READY
TO WRITE
Writing
On a separate piece of papef write the first draft of your essay. Use the essay
plan
on page 85 to help you draft your essay. Be sure to provide some background
intormation about the process in the introduction and include a clear thesis
statement of purpose. Describe the steps in the supporting paragraphs and
organize them according to time older. End with a conclusion that summarizes the
steps and restates the PurPose.
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B' Peer Revising. Exchange drafts with a classmate. Use the following
worksheet as a
guide for suggesting improvements in your partner's essay.
c' Editing' Use the checklist on page 56 to edit your essay. Gorrect
allthe gramma'
punctuation, capitalization, and spelling erors before you
copy it over oi type it.
PROCESS
You Be the Editor
The content of the
The following recipe is an example of a process paragraph'
and correct them'
recipe is conect, but there are eight mistakes. Find the mistakes
piece of paper'
Then copy the corrected paragraph on a separate
Reeipe
If you like to eat or bake delicious cookies, you will love this
2 cups off
recipe. Soften % pound of butter and mix it together with
sugar. Sti, in 3 beaten egg and 3 tablespoons of lemon.juice'
Then
of
.
4 .,rpt of flour 1 teaspoon of baking powder arrdTl4 -teaspoons
"d"d form the
nutmeg. As soon as the mixture is thoroughly combined'
doughlnto a large ball and refrigerator it for at least t hour.
When
yo.rir."dy to b"L. the cookies, di.rid. the ball of dough in half. Roll
ih. do,rgh our so that is % inch thick. It will be easier if you use a
of a
rolling fi.r. C,rt the cookies into shapes, using the open end
g1"r, Ji.ookie cutters if you have them' Put the cookies on
greased
On Your Own
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