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Process Analysis

Discussion Question

“The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson

 

Your discussion question response on “The Lottery” MUST be submitted as a Microsoft Word attachment.  DO NOT write your response in the text box for this assignment. Submit a one page response to the following prompts and questions. Follow the prescribed rules in the  Style Rules and Guidelines  for double-spacing, fonts, and font sizes.

 

· Read “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson.

· Briefly describe the stages in the process of the lottery.

· Do you see this story as an explanation of a brutal process carried out in one town,  or do you see it as a universal statement about dangerous tendencies in modern society—or in human nature?

ProcessEssay.LectureNotes.docx

Writing a Process Essay

1. Writing a Process Essay

Process writing can be classified into two types according to its purpose.

Writing a Process Essay There are two types of process writing. One type explains how to do something. The other type explains how something works.

2. How to do something

This type process writing is designed to tell someone how to do something. The reader should be able to follow the directions your essay and successfully do what you are explaining.

How to do something How to find a new boy or girl friend. How to get a better hotel room How to repair your computer How to plant a garden

3. How Something Works.

The purpose of this type of process essay is to inform the reader. The reader is not going to do the process explained in the essay, but the reader will understand the process when he or she finishes reading the essay.

How Something Works. How your car engine works How a plant traps the sun’s energy How a new federal law is created How jurors are selected

4. The Introduction

The introduction to a process essay may tell the reader about a problem. The thesis statement, which is usually the last sentence of the introduction, tells the reader how to solve the problem. In the example introduction, the writer presents a child with a behavioral problem; then the writer presents a solution to the child’s behavioral problem. The writer uses a psychologist name Dr. Mo to present the solution to Reza’s son’s problem. Do you think Dr. Mo, Reza, and little Ali are real people?

The Introduction One way to start your process essay is to present a problem in the introductory paragraph; then present your thesis as the solution to the problem you presented. Example: Yesterday, when Reza tried to get his three year old son Ali to eat, little Ali threw his dinner on the floor. After Reza put some more food on Ali’s plate, Ali threw it on the floor again. Frustrated, Reza called called Dr. Mo, his son’s psychologist. Dr. Mo recommended these three steps to overcoming infant temper tantrums.

5. The Body

When describing a process, it is important to make a plan so you don’t skip any important steps. It is also important to list all the materials that the reader needs to have in order to follow the steps. It is important to be very familiar with the process you are writing about. Think the process through very carefully and make sure you have included all the necessary steps and that they are in the correct order.

The Body The body paragraphs of a process essay are the steps. Each step is presented in the topic sentence of its paragraph. Example: The first step in overcoming infant temper tantrums is understanding why the child is misbehaving. Usually the answer is he or she wants attention. If you need materials, you should say what these are in the first supporting paragraph. Example: Before you start working on your computer, make sure you have the necessary tools. First, you will need a set of small screwdrivers. Second, you should have a grounding clip. This is used to …..

6. The Conclusion

The conclusion may be similar to the introduction. It will remind the reader of both the problem and the solution. The conclusion sometimes warns the reader about the dangers involved in following the steps incorrectly or offer suggestions about overcoming certain difficulties.

The Conclusion The concluding paragraph will remind the readers of what they can do next time they have the problem you mentioned in the introduction. The conclusion may also offer some advice or warnings about the process. Example: The next time your three year old behaves badly at the dinner table, just follow Dr. Mo’s three easy steps. However, be careful not to repeat them to many times because……. Transitions

7. Transitions

Since process essays follow time order, they use time order transitions. Be careful to use the correct punctuation with each transition. Use these transitions to help mark the steps in your process essay so they are easy to follow.

The first step is Second,…. After that,…. Before doing the next step, ….. The next to the last thing you need to do is… Finally,…. Last,…. The last step is ….

ProcessEssay.Example.HowtoSimplifyLife.docx

How to Simply Your Life

People often want to simplify their lives. It is a lot of stress to have a complicated life, full of schedules, meetings, possessions, and so forth. Usually, a simpler life translates to less anxiety, stress, frustration, and worry. So, how do we simplify our lives? Follow the step-by-step process below to bare down your lifestyle piece by piece.

First, get rid of all the possessions you haven’t used in the last year. If you haven’t put a thing to use in one year, it is most likely to not worth to keep. Get a big garbage bag (even several of them) and walk around your living space. Put anything you haven’t used in one year in that bag and dispose of it. Some items might be more sensitive in nature, like gifts or emergency items. Figure out if you can give them away, or truly need them.

Next, manage your social media and electronics usage. We spend more time on our devices than we imagine, usually. These days, people can spend the majority of their days on social media and electronic devices, such as phones, music players, and computers. Though these all-in-one devices are great tools, they should not become the prime focus of our life. In addition, there are so many mobile and computer applications that we are slavishly using. Some people download so many social platform applications that it is almost impossible to keep up with the interactions. For instance, a person might have WhatsApp, Facebook, Viber, Skype, Google+ all together, and he or she struggles to keep up with all the messages. Therefore, it is important to allocate a certain amount of time per day that is necessary to employ these devices. If your work is connected to these devices, make sure you cut down your time on them at home and outside of work in general.

Also linked to our social life are our friends and acquaintances. It is sad, but many of us spend time with friends that we do not want to be associated with or do not want to spend time with. Sometimes we get together with people out of sheer habit. Therefore, it is good to write a list of friends you do not want to be with anymore or acquaintances you do not want to meet up with. You can either distance yourself from them, or even tell them as diplomatically as possible that you want to break ties with them. The best option is to show distance, however, as confronting a friend or acquaintance in hopes of dashing the relationship can be stressful and even dangerous.

Another important factor in simplifying our lives is getting rid of commitments that are no longer of use or that you do not deem important. A lot of people are too nice, and say yes to appointments, responsibilities, and work that they do not want to do or they deem unimportant. Though it is well and good to be kind to others, give yourself respect and allow yourself to be free of commitments that you do not believe are essential in your life. For instance, maybe you have been volunteering at a local hospital for a few years, but now you only derive stress from this work instead of satisfaction. Or, you may be feeling like you are being used with some commitments rather than compensated enough. You can also write a list of commitments you have and determine which ones are non-essential.

On a deeper level, we can simplify our thinking. Most of our thinking is not necessary. The great spiritual teacher Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi said that, “No thought is important.” If you do not want to go that far, try to ignore or witness the thoughts that are not pertinent for the present. Mostly, are thoughts are about the past or future, and involve worry, guilt, shame, nostalgia, and other attached emotions. These feelings can be left out by dealing with our constant thoughts. A continuous stream of thoughts is not necessary, especially since attention to the present is more important than the past or the future. Sure, some planning should be done for the future, but there is no need to overthink. Most of our plans do not come out exactly as we wrote them down or thought about them. Commonly, our plans change so drastically that they hardly resemble what was initially thought of.

Simplifying our lives is a complex task. We can get rid of possessions that are non-essential, manage our social media and electronics usage, distance ourselves from relationships that are no longer working or are not important, eliminate commitments that are not necessary or are not valuable, and also clean up our thinking so that we are more in the present and do not engage in unnecessary worry, anxiety, or rumination. All these things take energy and time, of which we have only have a limited amount.

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Explaining How Something Works or is Done.

Process Analysis Essay

What is Process Analysis?

Explains in step-by-step fashion how something works or how something is done or made.

Provide people with practical information

Directions to do something

Explanation of how something works

Audience either

Wants or needs to perform the process

Wants or needs to understand the process although they will not actually perform it

Characteristics

Usually includes an Explicit Thesis Statement

identifies the process to be discussed

Suggests the writer’s attitude or approach

Why the thesis is important or useful to the reader

Examples

Recently, many consumers have been using debit rather than credit cards, which is more costly for most customers in the end.

By carefully reading the terms of a college loan, you can save thousands of dollars in interest and hundreds of hours of hassle.

Characteristics Cont.

Organized in Chronological Order

The order in which the steps happened or should happen

Ex. How to apply for a credit card.

How the housing crisis occurred.

Why did the merger of Merill Lynch and Bank of America happen?

For essays with a lengthy processes, the steps may be grouped into categories to make the process easier to understand.

Characteristics Cont.

Defines Technical Terms

Assume the audience does not know terminology of the process

Define these terms for the audience

Provides Background Info

Scenarios which make the process important

How interest rates affect people and businesses before a discussion of how the fed determines interest rates

How much money college costs or how long it takes to pay off a loan before a discussion about choosing the best college loan for you.

Characteristics Cont.

Describes Necessary Equipment

Describing a loan calculator for taking out a loan

Describing how the internet has changed the stock market before a discussion on how or when to buy stocks.

Appropriate Detail

Consider your audience

Keep details aligned with the intended audience

Students at Pine Valley High

Stock Broker

Banker

Characteristics Cont.

Anticipate Trouble and Offer Solutions

What was difficult for you at first?

How did you figure it out?

In an essay explaining how to apply for a mortgage, anticipate the difficulty of finding a cosigner and give advice of how to resolve that problem.

Warn readers of difficult , complicated, or critical steps

Organization

Introduction

Background Info

Thesis Statement

Body Paragraphs

Transition,

Topic sentence

Example- Quote

Explain

Example- Quote

Explain

Connect to thesis and bridge to next body paragraph

Organization Cont

Conclusion

Transition,

Draws back to the thesis and draws the essay to a close.

Often times, you will refer back to how this solves the problem set up in the background information.

Writing

Choose the topic

Use the possibilities sheet to help you or make one of your own that refers to banking/ finance.

Consider Your Purpose

Informative: How to choose a credit card.

Persuasive: How bailout money was used to avert financial crisis in the U.S.

Writing Cont.

Consider the Audience

What background information do they need?

What terms should I define?

What equipment should I describe?

How much detail is necessary?

How can I illustrate trouble spots to prevent confusion or warn of danger?

Develop a Working Thesis

Tells Why the process is important, beneficial, or relevant

Gather Details and List Steps

First Gather Information on the Topic

Then List the Steps on a Graphic Organizer

What separate actions are involved?

What are obvious to you but may not be obvious to somebody else?

What steps, if omitted will lead to problems or failure?

2 or 3 column notes work well for this

Find interesting facts and illustrations that will help the reader better understand what to do, or why it is important.

Re-Evaluate the Thesis

When you have gathered all information, decided on organization, etc., go back to the thesis.

The thesis statement should encompass everything you discuss in the paper.

It should be a complex sentence with complex ideas.

Draft

Write the paper

Use at least 2 quotes/ paraphrases for each step.

Never quote or paraphrase without explaining

Include reasons for the steps

Consider Headings

Use transitions to show relationships between ideas

Effective Introductions are imperative

Appropriate tone- 3rd person point of view, no forbidden words, no contractions, be formal

Satisfying Conclusion

REVISING

Is this the best order for the process?

Is this the best example?

Can I find some statistics to show how important this is?

Did I appeal to the fact based reader? How?

Did I appeal to the emotional reader? How?

Could somebody go out and do this after reading the essay?

Editing and Proofreading

Check for forbidden words and contractions

Is everything cited correctly?

Read entire paper aloud exactly as it is written

Check for comma splices (two independent clauses connected with only a comma)

Check for run-on sentences and sentence fragments

Check for spelling errors and typos not caught by spell check (form for from)

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