Revising Process Essays
Once you finish a first draft of your process essay, set it aside for awhile. When you return to it, you can see it anew. That's what revising means—seeing your work with new eyes. When you revise, you look at your essay from your reader's perspective to make sure you have included all of the important ideas and placed them in the best structure. These activities will help you revise.
Revising to Elaborate Details
To explain something, you need to elaborate. When you elaborate, you use different types of details to explain an idea.
Step 2: Get a cage
Next, you need to get a cage for your hamster.
Detail 1: Metal cages
Metal cages let the air flow through.
Detail 2: Plastic cages
Plastic cages can have all kinds of tubes for exercise.
Detail 3: Cage features
You need a water bottle, food dish, and wheel for running.