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THE PROCESS

PARAGRAPH
What is a process
paragraph
 A process paragraph presents a serious
of well defined steps that explain how
to complete a task or how a process
works.
 Your purpose is to provide your reader

with a clear explanation of the steps


they could follow to do, make or repair
something or the steps involved in a
process that is important or valuable for
them to understand.
Types of process paragraph
 Informational process paragraph:
 In an informational process paragraph, you

provide your reader with a clear


understanding as to how an operation, an
event, a system, or a procedure works.
 Your reader is not expected to duplicate the

process.
 Informational process paragraph frequently

are written in the third person, using the


pronouns he, she, they, or it.
Types of process paragraph
 Directional process paragraph:
 In the directional process paragraph, you

provide your reader with specific steps and


instructions to do, make, or repair something.
 The purpose of a directional process

paragraph is to guide your reader through a


series of clear, precise steps that he or she
can duplicate.
 Use the second person pronoun ‘you’ to give

commands and directions.


The structure of a process
paragraph
 The structure of a process paragraph
consists of the same key elements
that are used in all other paragraphs.
 Use the standard paragraph

structure.
Developing the topic
sentence
 Narrow the topic so it covers a process
that can be explained in one paragraph.
 State the controlling idea in the topic

sentence. Tell your reader what process


he or she will learn.
 Use the word steps or stages to signal

to your reader that the paragraph will


explain a process.
 Avoid weak sentence starters.
Developing the body of the
paragraph
 Use the pronoun you.
 Plan every steps carefully. Do not leave out minor
steps.
 Provide adequate development by clearly naming each
step and providing the reader with the necessary
supporting details that explain each step.
 Develop coherence by presenting details in
chronological order and by using transitional words.
 Develop unity. Check that every sentence develop and
support the topic sentence.
 Define terms that may be unfamiliar to the reader
 Avoid cook book language.
Developing the concluding
sentence
 Echo, summarize, or reinforce the topic
sentence and the controlling idea.
 In a directional process paragraph, the

concluding sentence may summarize


what the reader will accomplish by
following the prescribed steps.
 In an informational process paragraph,

the concluding sentence may echo, or


reinforce the controlling idea from the
topic sentence.
How to Write a Good
Paper
Writing a good paper is quite easy if you follow four distinct
phases of the writing process. The first step is planning, which is aided by
any number of techniques, including free-writing, mind-mapping and
outlining. In this first stage, it is important for a writer not to edit but to let
ideas flow and to simply get them down on paper. After planning, comes the
first draft—the stage where the ideas start to take shape. Many writers use a
sentence outline at this stage to see where they need to cut and where they
need to add material. The first draft is also where writers should develop a
tentative thesis to guide the structure of their essay. The next stage of the
process is when both the second and third drafts are done. Here, ideas and
structure are refined, and the thesis is revised until it becomes the unifying
idea of the paper. Finally, comes the last stage, that of editing. Writers
should take care at this stage that all sentence structure and punctuation is
correct, and they should make corrections to documentation format as
needed. Writers often repeat these four phases more than once, or skip a
phase and go back to it, making the writing process more cyclical than
linear. This above mentioned process if followed step by step, will lead to a
successfully written product.

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