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Prewriting for Process Essays

Prewriting is your first step in writing a process essay. These prewriting activities will help you select a topic to write about, create a focus statement, and gather and organize your details before you begin a first draft.

Prewriting to Focus Your Ideas

Plan your writing.

Use this sheet to plan your process essay. Make a copy of this Google doc or download a Word template.

  1. List three things that you know how to do really well.

  2. Which of these three processes would you like to explain in an essay?

  3. What tools and materials do you need for this process?

  4. What steps would you list for doing this process?

    First,

    Second,

    Then,

    Next,

    Finally,

  5. What special thought or feeling do you have about this process?

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