WritingandProcessEssay
Processessaysareessaysthatexplaintotheaudiencehowtodosomethingorhowtocompletea task.Thismayinvolveexplaininghowtoputitemsoringredientstogethertomakeafinished product,suchasinarecipeTheseessayscanalsoexplainhowtoaccomplishagoalForexample,a processessaycoulddetailthestepsthatmustbetakeninordertograduatefromaparticularcollege. Regardlessofthesubject,allprocessessaysmustclearlyexplainindetailhowtocompleteor performatask.Instructions1.Plantheessay.Itishelpfultouseanoutlineformatinordertomap outthenecessarybackgroundinformationaboutthechosentopic,tocompilealistofneeded supplies,todeterminethestepsthatshouldbefollowed,toshowmorecontent
Inordertomakeagoodprocessessaytheauthorshouldprovidebasicprocessbackground information.ProcessessayOutlineThisrubricisacondensedtreatmentoftheProcessessay writing,thisOutlineisjustadescriptionofthemainfactsandrulesabouthowtowritethistypeof essay.OneshouldpracticeasmuchaspossibletobecomegoodinwritingaProcessessay.Writinga processessayWritingaprocessessayrequiresalotofworktododone.Firstofalltheauthoris supposedtoexplainthesignificanceoftheanalyzedprocess.Then,theeffectthisprocessmayhave onobjectsorevenpeopleisrevealed.Itisnecessarytomentionalltheinformationabouttheprocess tomakethereaderfullyunderstanditsessenceAgoodwaytomakeaprocessessaylogicalisto chooseacorrectnumberofstepswithintheprocessandthedifficultiesofeachstep....moreonthe EssaywritingProcessessaystructureAprocessessayhasaclassicalstructuredependingonlyon theamountoftheprocess'stepsdescribed:Introduction(Intheintroductiontheauthorrevealsthe basicaimoftheprocessleavingoutspecificdetails.Basicbackgroundinformationisalsoprovided. Anotherfactortomentionisthetruemeaningofthisprocessanditseverydaylifeapplication Thereforethereaderlearnsinwhichsphereshecanlaterapplythe
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WritingProcess
Therearemanycomponentsinvolvedinthewritingprocessthatareimportanttoincorporateinyour essaytomakeitastrongwellconstructedpiece.Knowledgeaboutthewritingprocessisneededin ordertosucceed.Withoutthepropertheknowledgetherewillbenodirectionthroughoutthepaper. Therearemanydifferentwaystowrite,butitisnecessarytoincludeindepthresearch,astrong thesisthatpullsyouraudienceintothepaper,andorganizationalskillstocreateabackbonefora strongcompleteessay.Researchisthebulkofyouressay.Throughoutyouressayitwillbekeyto makingsurethatyourfactsarenotonlyreliablebutalsointerestingandattractthereader.
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Youwillspendlesstimesearchingforinformationandfixinganyclutter.Efficiencyisthemain pointoforganizationinaessay.Planningoutyouressayleavesyouwithtimethatyoucanuseon moreproductivethingsinyouressaylikeproofreading.Creatinganoutlinewillhelporganizeyour wholepaperandkeeptrackofwhatgoeswheremakingitaloteasiersothenyouonlyhavetofill yourpaperwiththeinformationthatyouhaveresearchedOutlinesaregreatforpeoplewhohave troubleputtingtheirwordsontopaperandcanmakethewholeprocessgomuchsmoother. Organizingisnotverydifficultandinconclusionwillhelpmakeyouressayeasierandfasterto write.Thegoalofstrongwritingisthatyouusethesemethodstosetyourselfuptosucceedinyour paper.Thesestepshavebeenstudiedforyearsbyprofessionalsandifimplementedcorrectlycanbe verybeneficialforone'spaperTherearemanydifferentwaystogoaboutthewritingprocessbutit isimportanttofindwhatwillworkforyou.Withoutaproperfoundationyourpaperissetuptofail. Youmightthinkthesestepswilltakemoretime,butreallyintheendwillonlysaveyoutonsthat canbeusedonotherpartsofyouressaytomakeitthebestpiece
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ProcessAnalysisReflection
Teachersinhighschoolwereconstantlytryingtotellyouhowtowritetheirwayandperfectwhat theythoughtwasgoodwriting.LittledidIknoweveryone'swritingstyleisgoodinitsownway. Thisacademicwritingclassprovedtomethatnowritingstyleisrightorwrong,butinsteadall writingstyleshavetheirownuniquenessandcharactertothem.Afterreadingtheassignedarticles andanalyzingthewritingprocessandothertopicsdiscussedinthisclass,Inowseewritingasan extraordinaryprocessthatisdifferentforeveryone.Afterwritingpapersandgettingfeedback,Isaw wheremywritinglackedsolidevidenceinmyrhetoricalanalysispaper,andIalsofoundcertain waysIcanwritemoreefficientlyinmyprocessshowmorecontent
WhathelpedmeanalyzethiswasCarolBerkenkotterandDonaldMurray'sanalysisofthewriting process.DonaldMurraywasanalyzedfortwomonthsinhiseverydaylifeandtheyanalyzedhow theenvironmenthewasinwhenwritingaffectedhiswritingoutcomes.Theimportanceofthe audiencewheneditingwashighlightedinoneofthefinalparagraphsandIdidnotrealizethe importanceoftheaudiencereallyuntilIlookedbackandthoughtaboutmywritingEvengoing backtojuniorhighwriting,youraudiencewastheteacher,andyourgoalwastowritetothe teacher'sspecifications.Writingismorethanjustsittingdownandwritingadullessay.Evenifitis notthefirstthoughtinyourheadyoustillhavetoknowyouraffordances,constraints,andaudience inordertowriteeffectivelyandedittothebestofyourability.GoingintothiscourseIwasafraid mywritingstylewouldnotbegoodenough,oruptoparwiththewritingstyleofaprofessorfora collegewritingclass.ThefirstpaperIcomposedthissemesterwasarhetoricalanalysispaperin whichIanalyzedtherhetor,theaudience,theexigence,affordances,andconstraints.Ifyouwould haveaskedmewhatmostofthosetermsmeantlastyearatthistimeIwouldhavegivenyouablank stare.AfterreadingthearticlesfromKeithGrant–Davie,ChristinaHaasandLindaFlower,and LauraCarroll,myeyeswereopenedtowhatrhetorical
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IfoundthatshoppingforanUnabridgedDictionaryissimilartoshoppingforanewpairofshoes; yourselectionmustfityouperfectly.Ithoughttheprocesswouldbefairlysimple;however,itis indeedaprocessthattakesthoughtandpatience.Iwaslookingforadictionarythatnotonlyhadan extensiveandup–to–dateWordEntrySection,butalsoonethatwouldfitmeasaPoliticalScience studentandasanindividualAftergreatcontemplation,Ipurchased"CollinsEnglishDictionary CompleteAndUnabridged9thEdition."TheFrontMatter(CovertoWordEntrySection)iswhat initiallybroughtmyattentiontothisparticulardictionary.Theshadesareblueandredthatcover pageisdrenchedinreflectsthecoolbutfierypersonalityIhaveAlso,becausethedictionarygives metheoptionofaccessingitfrommymobilephone.PC,orinprint(advertisedonthecover),it'sas ifIamgettingthreedictionariesforthepriceofone.TheMidsection(WordEntrySection)isthe partofthedictionaryIfocusedmyattentiononthemost;afterall,thatisthewholepurposeof purchasingthedictionaryTheentriesareclearandwellwritten.Therearewords,includingslang, fromthroughouttheEnglishspeakingworldTherearearchaicwordsandtextmessaging abbreviations...showmorecontent...
TheBackMattercontentsisessential.SinceIwillbecarryingthisdictionaryaroundallday,itis importanttomeforthedictionarytoincludeinformationIcanuseinotherclasses.TheBackMatter ofotherdictionariesincludedthingssuchasmultiplicationtables,romannumbertranslations,and aidsforotherlanguages;nevertheless,noneofthesefeaturesinterestmeThisparticulardictionary includesanatlaswhichisessentialformyhistoryandinternationalrelationcourses.Myfavorite partistheDeclarationofIndependenceandBillofRightswhichisalwaysdiscussedinmyPolitical Science
ProcessAnalysisSample
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WritingAProcessAnalysis
Whenoneispresentedwiththeassignmentofwritingaprocessanalysispaper,theymightthink "hey,that'seasy.."andpostponewritingthepaperaslongashumanlypossible,untiltheyareafew daysfromtheassignmentbeingdue,andwonderingwhytheydidn'tdoitaweekago.Soherethey are,sittingattheirdadscomputer,tryingtowritethisprocessanalysisessay,attemptingtofigure outatopicthatwouldhaveprobablycamealoteasieriftheyhadnotprocrastinatedliketheydid, andstewingoneverysinglethingtheyhaddoneinsteadofwritingthispaper.So,thequestion dawns,"howdoesonenotwriteaprocessanalysispaper?"Writingaprocessanalysisessaycanbe quiteeasy,it'snotwritingoneiswhereitgetstricky,onehastofirstfigureoutwhattheywanttodo inordertoprocrastinate,theycouldgotoamovie,hangoutwithfriends,oreventakeatrip,all whilenotshowmorecontent
Onecannotdenythemselvesthejoyofhangingoutwithonesfriends,eveniftheytellthemselves "tonotforgetaboutthepaper"or"youcandoitwhenyougethome,nobigdeal"butsoonyouget lostinallthefunyouarehavingwithyourbuddies,andanythoughtofthatprocessanalysispaper asjustflownoutthewindow.Nowherewearebackatthecomputertryingtorushandwritethis papersoitwon'tbepastdue,andthequestionstillloomingof"howdoesonenotwriteaprocess analysispaper?",welltheanswerissimple.Foronetocompletelynotwritetheirpaperand procrastinatetotheveryend,allonehastodoisfollowthosethreesimplestepsandyouwillfigure outhowtonotwriteyourprocessanalysis
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ProcessesofresearchbyJonathanGuy
InthisessayIwilloutlinetheprimarymethodsofconductingresearch,theiradvantagesand disadvantagesandwilloutlinewheretheyarebestutilised.Inadditiontothis,Iwillselectcertain methodsofresearchthatIbelievewillbeapplicabletomyowndissertationandstatewhyIwilluse thoseparticularmethodstoconductmyownresearch.
Thefirstquestionweshouldaskiswhatisresearch?JohnCMerriamconsidersresearchas"a reachingouttobringtogether,organiseandinterpretwhatevermaybeaddedtoourstoreof knowledge...mosttrulyexemplifiedwhenitinvolvesthewiderrelationshipofspecificfactstothe wholestructureofknowledge".(C.Merriam,1941,pg890)Inothershowmorecontent Itisthefundamentalrequirementintheadvanceofcivilisation"(Merriam,1929,56–57).
Whilstthereseemslittleargumentoverwhetherweshouldconductresearchornot,itsimportance beingmorethanapparent,thequestionnowbecomesinwhatmannershouldweconductresearch andwhatadvantagesdocertainmethodshaveoverothers.Therearenumerouswaysofconducting researchbutthemostprominentarethescienceandscientificmethods,thelogicalmethods,thecase methods,thestatisticalmethods,andtheexperimentalmethodseachofwhichshallnowbe considered.
FirstweshallconsiderthescientificmethodThereismuchdebateastowhethersocialstudiescan beconsideredascienceonthebasisofhowitconductsitsresearchbutanyclaimsthatitisascience arebasedmoreorlessentirelyonthescientificmethodandrationalchoice,characterised predominantlybyitsuseoffactsandempiricalevidencetosupportitsclaimswithinpolitical "science".KarlPearsonstatesthescientificmethodas"Thescientificmethodismarkedbythe followingfeatures:(a)carefulandaccurateclassificationoffactsandobservationoftheircorrelation andsequence;(b)thediscoveryofscientificlawsbyaidofthecreativeimagination(c)self–criticismandthefinaltouch–stoneoftheequalvalidityforallnormallyconstitutedminds"(Pearson, 1911,6–78)Inotherwords,thescientificmethodisonewhichtriestodiscover
TheresearchProcessEssay
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FreeWritingProcess
Whenitcomestowritingapaper,weallhavebeentherewhenwearestrugglingtokeeptheflowof yourpapergoingtowardsthesubjectofyourpaper.Here,aresomewaysIcanhelpyoualong. Well,numberoneistheoutlinetohaveagoodoutlineistohaveagoodpaper.Next,isfreewriting beingabletofreewriteisoneofthebestwaystogetstarted.Afterfreewriting,comesthethesis statementwhichisthesentenceortwothatbringsthereaderinandexplainsthefocusofthepaper toitsentirety.Finally,isthevocabulary,whichisthesinglemostimportantpartofwritingpaper becauseitdealswithbeingabletofindthatrightwordandtoknowthedefinitionofthatwordand everyotherwordinthepaper
Whenitcomestooutliningthebestthingtodoistocreateanoutline,nomatterhowbadyouareat it.Asmalloutlineisbetterthannooutline,whenitcomestocreatinganoutline,pictureitasa skeletonthatallyourideashangfrom,suchasthearmisyourthesisandtheconclusionisthehead, limbscanbetakenawaytohelpyourwritingneedsVeryhelpfulinformationbecauseanoutline canbeverydifficulttoattemptwhenyoudon'thavethesetools.
WhatIhavelearnedfromthefreewritingarticlethatwasgiventome,therewasagreatideatostart youressaybeforeyoutrywriting,don'tshowmorecontent
Makesuretokeeptheword,definition,andasentenceusingthatwordandstudythosewordsyou havechosenSoonyouwillfeelcomfortablewiththesewordsandknowhowtousethemin everydaylifewhentherightmomentoccurs.Lastly,whenitcomestovocabularyknowtherootsare agreatwaytobreakdownawordandwhereitcomesfrom.BecauseoverhalfoftheEnglish languagederivesfromtheGreekorLatin
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