Process Paragraph
Unit 4
Your are going to learn:
• 1- How to organize steps using time order words
• 2- Using imperative
• 3- Using modals of advice, necessity, and
prohibition.
• 4- learn about process organization.
• 5- brainstorm ideas and specific vocabulary to
use in your writing.
• 6- Create an outline for your process paragraph.
Process Paragraph
•How to: This gives the reader
steps or directions on how he or
she can do something.
• Process writing is useful when writing on
history, business, the sciences, psychology,
and many other areas
Process Organization
• A process paragraph describes the steps
necessary to perform a process or task.
Process Paragraph
• 1- Topic sentence
• 2- Supporting Sentences
• 3- Concluding Sentence
• 1- Topic sentence
• The topic sentence introduces the process
that the writer will explain.
2- Supporting Sentences
• The middle sentences describe a sequence of steps
that give detailed information about the stages of
the process.
• Give background details that help define the process
for the reader or explain why this process is useful or
necessary.
• Include the tools needed for the task.
3- Concluding Sentence
• The paragraph ends with a concluding
sentence that restates the topic sentence
using different words.
• Include a suggestion or writing to help the
reader do the task more easily.
Time order words
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First,
Second,
Next,
Then,
Later,
After that,
Finally,
• Then is not followed by a comma
• Before and after
• Before you close your suitcase, check your list.
• Begin packing after you have eliminated all unnecessary items.
Any Questions?
Using imperative
• To give instructions, directions, or to tell steps in
a process.
• Addresses the reader directly.
• Does not required a subject, but the subject you
is always implied.
• Open the door.
Be quiet or you may disturb the fish.
For a negative imperative, use do not.
Do not let your finger get caught in the string.
Modals of Advice, Necessity, and
Prohibition
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Should and must
Advice
Should ( advice, tips, suggestion)
You should study hard before any exam.
Necessity
Must (rules- laws)
You must bring your ID card with you.
Do not have (not necessary)
You do not have to pay a fee to enter the museum.
• Prohibition
• Should not and must not
• You should not open the oven while the cake
is baking.
• You must not drink alcohol.
Affirmative Statements with
Should/must
subject
Should/ must
Base form of verb
Should
must
come.
I
You
He
She
It
We
They
Negative statements with
Should/must
subject
Should/ must
Base form of verb
Should not
Must not
come.
I
You
He
She
It
We
They
Negative Statements with Have to
subject
Do/does Have to
+ Not
Base form of verb
I
Do not
You
He
She
It
Does not
We
Do not
They
come.
Process Paragraph Checklist
• 1- Does the topic sentence tell what the task is?
• 2- Does the topic sentence contain a controlling idea?
• 3- Do the supporting sentences include a sequence of steps that
give detailed information. Background details, and the tools needed
for the task?
• 4- Did you use time order words to separate the steps?
• 5- Did you use imperatives to give directions or instructions?
• 6- Did you use modals to express advice, necessity, and
prohibitions?
• 7- Does the concluding sentence offer a suggestion or warning to
help the reader do the task more easily?
• 8- Did you capitalize the first letter of each sentence and put end
punctuation at the end?
Process Paragraph Checklist
• 1- Does the topic tell what the task is?
• 2- Does the topic contain a controlling idea?
• 3- Do the supporting sentences include a sequence of steps that
give detailed information, background details, and the tools needed
for the task?
• 4- Did you use time order words to separate the steps? 5- Did you
use imperatives to give directions or instructions?
• 6- Did you use modals to express advice, necessity, and
prohibitions?
• 7- Does the concluding sentence offer a suggestion or warning to
help the reader do the task more easily?
• 8- Did you capitalize the first letter of each sentence and put end
punctuation at the end?