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Learning Outcomes
• Identify real world applications for explaining
a process in writing.
• Understand the steps for explaining a
process.
• Interpret images, readings and processes
related to cultures and traditions.
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Real World Applications
(LO 7.1)
School
• You may need to write about a
scientific process.
• You may need to write step-by-step
instructions for a procedure related to your
major.
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Steps for Explaining a Process
(LO 7.2)
• Begin with a clear title
and introduction.
• Include a list of
materials.
• Explain each step in
chronological order.
• Define special terms.
• Give helpful tips or
warnings, as needed.
• Include visual aids as
needed.
• End with a decisive
conclusion.
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Culture and Traditions (LO 7.3)
Writing about an image
• Consider the images in the chapter.
• Determine what cultural traditions are
represented.
• Decide what process is being performed.
• Determine how the images relate to
your own culture and traditions.
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Culture and Traditions (contd.)
Media connection for explaining processes
• Watch, read, or listen to the media
suggested by the text for examples of
process analysis.
• Exploring media may help you better
understand methods for explaining a process.
• Give credit to sources.
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The Rhetorical Star (LO 7.4)
Subject
• Select a topic appropriate for a
college-level audience.
• Make sure you are very familiar
with the process you select.
• Ensure the process is not too easy
or too difficult.
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The Rhetorical Star (contd.)
Audience
• Determine who your readers are.
• Decide if you want the readers to
perform the process or simply
understanding it.
• Too much detail is better than too
little.
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The Rhetorical Star (contd.)
Purpose
• Determine if you are instructing or informing.
• Instructional processes tell the reader
how to make or do something.
• Informative processes tell the reader how
something works, how a process is done,
or how something is made.
• Keep your purpose in mind throughout the essay.
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The Rhetorical Star (contd.)
Strategy
• Explain the process.
• Determine if additional strategies
are necessary to enhance the
explanation.
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The Rhetorical Star (contd.)
Design
• Decide if you need to use a
paragraph format or a list of
numbered steps.
• Determine if additional headings or
pictures would help the reader better
understand the process.
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Applying the Writing Process
(LO 7.5)
Discovering
• Use the readings, images, and other media
suggestions to help select a process.
• Try making a list of possible processes.
• Select a process you are already familiar with.
• Consider making a rough sketch of the process or
procedure to help with the writing process.
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Applying the Writing Process
(contd.)
Planning
• Make a list of the supporting points you
would like to use.
• Number your points from most to least persuasive.
• Organize your ideas with a graphic organizer
or outline.
• Create a list or outline to help organize your ideas.
• Follow a chronological sequence
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Applying the Writing Process
(contd.)
Composing
• Write a first draft of your process.
• Don’t worry about grammar and punctuation
during this phase.
• Remember to keep your overall point in mind
as you write.
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Applying the Writing Process
(contd.)
Getting Feedback
• Have someone read your rough draft.
• Use the peer review questions to gather
feedback from your reviewer.
• Get a second opinion, if possible.
• Ask your reviewer to identify any steps
that may be unclear.
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Applying the Writing Process
(contd.)
Revising
• Using the feedback, revise your process analysis.
• Make sure the steps are clear and
organized chronologically.
• Go through the process in your head
to make sure that you have not left out
any important steps or warnings.
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Applying the Writing Process
(contd.)
Editing
• Read your process again.
• Look for errors in grammar, punctuation, and
mechanics.
• Focus on the chronological order and action
verbs to ensure they are clear to the reader.
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Applying the Writing Process
(contd.)
Proofreading
• Read your process at least one more time.
• Check for typographical errors that may interfere
with the reader’s understanding of your process.
