Unit 5: Process Analysis

Process analysis responds to the critical question "how?" "How does something work?"  "How do you make it?"  "How did it happen in the past?" "How do they do it over there?"  "How can I repair this?"

This unit introduces two primary modes of development: Directional Process Analysis and Informational Process Analysis.  Directional Process Analysis is a set of directions.  Paragraph by paragraph, the reader is performing one or more actions, each anticipating the successful completion of the process.  Informational Process Analysis discusses a process for which there are no steps to be taken or, in many cases, even possible actions required on the part of the reader.

Instructional Materials
Check out the PowerPoint outlines for this unit.  These program notes complement the fine discussion of Process Analysis in your textbook.

See also the sample online student essays: "Do You Know Where You Are?" and "User Manual to Drawing from a Photo."

Readings in The Longman Writer
Read "Part 3: Process Analysis," pages 315 - 322.

Assignment
Complete the Exercise 4: Process Analysis Essay

What You Will Submit
You will submit the Process Analysis essay.

Due Dates for Submission
Submit "Exercise 4: Process Analysis Essay" during Week 6.

Student Learning Outcomes
The following Student Learning Outcomes are addressed in this exercise:

1. Students will demonstrate an ability to select and restrict a topic
2. Students will identify the purpose of writing while considering an appropriate tone, language and audience
3. Students will compose a thesis that states the topic and expresses the writers attitude toward that topic
4. Students will organize materials for writing from personal experience observation, interviews, and/or reading using an appropriate pattern of organization
5. Students will apply the rules of standard English grammar

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