Essay #2: Process Analysis”A process analysis explains step by step how something works, is done, or is made” (McWhorter 329).
What is something you like to do? Can you draw? Paint? Throw a perfect spiral fifty yards down the field?
What if someone asked, “Could you teach me how to do that?”
The process analysis essay is essentially just that: you explaining how to master a task. A great example essay can be found on page 345. I also recommend you read the essay by Anne Lamott on page 336, which shows that even professional writers need to proofread and edit their work. Writing is always a process!
Pro Tip: This is NOT a research essay…tell us about how YOU go through the step by step process, not what wikihow says.