3rd Quarter

Big Idea

Rhetorical techniques help students become skillful practitioners of written language.

Essential Question

How can writers precisely explain a process?

PROCESS ESSAYS

See CALENDAR for due dates.

The word “process” means a fixed or ordered series of actions or events leading to a result. A Process Essay

details the process of doing something. It either instructs the reader on how to do something or tells how

something was done. Be sure to address the following questions in your essay:

What is the process?

What is the significance of the process?

Who is your target audience?

Are there multiple processes of that particular task?

What tools and skills are required?

What is the time duration of the process?

What are the steps and their importance?

What problems could arise in the process?

What are the precautions?

In this type of essay, process steps must be indicated with the proper use of transitional words. Some transitional words are as follows:

Immediately; after that; In the beginning; Then; firstly; at the end; at the same time; in the meantime; meanwhile; during; later; finally; next; soon after; after a few seconds/minutes/hours

adapted from: http://www.usatermpapers.com/process_essay.htm

Process Scoring Guide

(PDF attached below)