How Do You Write A Process Or “How-To” Essay?
How-to essays, also known as process essays, are like recipes; they provide instruction for carrying out a procedure or task. You can write a how-to essay about any procedure that you find interesting-as long as your topic fits the teacher’s assignment. The first step of writing your how-to essay is brainstorming. • Draw a line down the middle of a sheet of paper to make two columns. Label one column “materials” and the other column “steps.” • Next, begin to empty your brain. Write down every item and every step you can think of that will be needed to carry out your task. Don’t worry about trying to keep things in order yet. Just empty your head. • Once you’ve noted every fact you can think of, start to number your steps on your brainstorming page. Just jot a number beside each item/step. You may need to erase and scribble a few times to get the order right. It’s not a neat process. • Your next job is to write an outline. Your essay could contain a numbered list (like you are reading n
