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Organizing the Process Essay
Some processes are fixed processes—that is, ones in which the order
of the steps cannot vary. If you tell someone how to change the oil in a
car, for instance, you can’t place the step “add new oil” before the step
“drain old oil.” If you explain how a bill becomes a law, you can’t place
“goes to the president for signing or veto” before “approved by both
houses of Congress.” If you are describing a fixed process, list the
steps in chronological order or step-by-step order.
Laying the Groundwork for Process
Writing
Visualize
Look at the photograph of the young man and woman. What is
happening in the photograph? Visualize the entire sequence of
events that led up to the point shown in the photo. How might
the process end?
