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Step 1
Choose a topic for your process paper. Make a list of ideas for how to do a specific thing. This can be as simple as how to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich or as complex as how to put a new engine in a Honda.
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Step 2
Do your research. To explain a process you must first engage in standard prewriting activity. You can observe a process being performed or do your research through reading. Take careful notes as you are reading or observing.
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Step 3
Free associate about your ideas in written form. Consider which idea suits your purpose and your audience. The peanut butter paper might be more suitable for an in-class middle school assignment than the new engine idea.
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Step 4
Use chronological order. This is also called time order. The process paper shows steps in a logical time order. Each step in the process is explained in detail from what first to last.
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Step 5
Use transitional words or phrases to move from one step to another. Examples of transitions to use are first, second, next, lastly and finally.
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Step 6
Revise your paper. Change the order of the steps if they don’t flow logically. Check that you have included enough details to support each step.
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