Chapter 15 - Process Writing Summary

Chapter 15 - Process Writing - Summary

This chapter teaches you about the writing of processes. There are three basic forms of writing about a process. You can write a description of a process, explain a process, or write instructions. Describing and explaining a process are normally written in an essay format, while instructions are in a numbered list format. In describing a process, you are telling the reader how something happens. In explaining a process, you are telling the reader how something is done. And in writing instructions, you are giving the reader a step-by-step of how to do something. In any of these writings you do, you need to make sure you are writing for all readers. So make sure that a person who knows nothing about the topic for which you are writing, can understand your essay or instructions. You also need to make sure when you are writing about a process, that you have smooth transitions between each step. You need to make sure to describe the process as a whole, explain any follow up activity and highlight any safety precautions. To test your writing, the best way to is to have a person who is unfamiliar with the process, go through it. That way you can see that you wrote it properly and with correct order in your steps.