Everything’s an Argument Andrea A. Lunsford John J. Ruszkiewicz Keith Walters.
Everything’s a process… But how do you write about it?
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Everything’s a process…But how do you write about it?
Describing a Process Useful in communicating new information
– owner manuals, recipe books, instruction guides, etc.
Details a process in smaller parts, making the information more accessible to readers
Informs the reader of something they want – or need – to know in order to be successful at the task they are attempting
QUESTION – what is something you recently read that provided info on a process?
CLASS ACTIVITY 1 Voices and Values – “7 Ways to Keep the Peace
at Home” (p. 263) Read preview Record Vocabulary in ISN Read Intro and #1, as a class Write summary of #1, as a class, using Point
and Support strategy (p. 6) Each group read assigned #, write point/support
on poster paper provided and tape to wall Gallery walk to read the others Presentation of each by one group member
The Writing Process Revisited… Writing to work, writing to learn, writing
to communicate, writing for yourself!Once you have determined subject, purpose, and
audience:1. Prewriting – brainstorming, clustering, free writing 2. Organizing Ideas – selecting what to “use”, outlining
(planning) specific ideas3. Writing a First Draft – write freely to determine what
works4. Revising – move pieces around, find where stuff “fits”5. Edit – make grammar corrections, spelling, etc.6. Final Draft – typed, printed, clean version for a grade
Let’s Practice… Each paragraph contains a topic sentence which
connects to the main THESIS of a piece (p. 24 WWC) This sentence can come at the beginning or at the
end of a writing piece, primarily in the FIRST para. Topic sentences should have attitude and or opinion
and create an interest for the reader (p.27 WWC)
EXERCISE – choose a topic you’d like to develop from the “list” on page 23 and write a sentence that can later be developed
Let’s Practice, cont’d… Writing the body and conclusion… Generate Ideas Select specifics – develop the ideas Write a first draft, revise, edit, final Exercise 6, p. 32 WWC – return to the
topic you chose in exercise 1 – plan a paragraph accordingly
Share that plan with your shoulder partner– would its development make sense to him or her?
NOTES: Process Analysis
Explains how something works Observes the process In third person Ex: “the egg begins to hatch in about a
week” Explains how to do something
Instructs the reader Speaks in second person Ex: “mix the eggs, flour, and milk in large
bowl”
Organizing a Process Analysis
Typically includes two parts: An intro of the process and a list of
materials required to complete the process
An explanation of each step in the process, presented in sequential order (moving consecutively from first to last)
BLUEPRINT FOR PROCESS ANALYSIS A paragraph for describing a process would
like much like this: (see p.254 WWC)
TOPIC SENTENCE: process name and importanceBODY: steps in the process, arranged sequentially
Listing of tools and materialsStep 1Step 2Step 3
CONCLUSION: summary, restatement of importance
An Example Read Hubbell’s “The Beekeeper” (p.254,
WWC)
Discussion Questions: What tools/clothing are needed? How do you
know – where in the text does it say? Why is this process so difficult? What is the first step? The second? What does the author assume we don’t know
as readers? Are there any technical terms you do not
know? Should the author have defined them for you?
SUMMATIVE ASSIGNMENT
Choose a topic from the list you have been provided, or one of your own choosing
You will have two parts to this assignment – 1. write an “essay” describing a process 2. “present” the process to the class
Once the topic is chosen, decide on the materials needed
Define/explain any unfamiliar terms Explain each step in the process
SUMMATIVE ASSIGNMENT (cont’d) Make an outline listing all the steps
necessary to your process (this is the format you will follow for your presentation – and YES, it is due with your writing portion as part of a grade)
Begin the writing process Use templates on p. 256 if you find them
helpful Revise using checklist in p.257
DUE MONDAY OF NEXT WEEK
Process Writing Practice
WWC – p. 255 Peer revision – checklist Turn if for formative grade
CLASS ACTIVITY 2 In random group assignments, you will
complete a task Name the members of your group – a
builder, a recorder, a runner Work to build the best paper airplane
EVER – and be sure it FLIES!!! Be sure the recorder gets EVERY step
down, in detail, including the materials needed
Once each group is finished, the runner will perform his/her job…
Practice
Turn to page 257 in your WWC book Complete, in pairs, the additional
writing assignment Follow each step – study the diagram,
outline the steps, describe the process by explaining each step (or series of small steps), revise until it follows a logical progression
Read to class – whose was the best?
PRESENTATION DAYS
Monday - Tuesday: Students will present their process analysis to the class for TWO GRADES – a writing grade and a speaking grade
Make-ups/reassessments will be difficult, but can be done in a timely fashion at lunch, and only in the event you are ABSENT. (Sorry, shy does not excuse you from this assignment!)