Creating the Essay in 2025
Creating the Essay
Your introduction will explain why your topic is important or relevant. For example, your paper about “How to Wash a Dog” would explain that dog hygiene is important for your pet’s good health.
- Your first body paragraph should contain a list of necessary materials. For example: “The equipment you will need depends somewhat on the size of your dog. At the very minimum, you will need dog shampoo, a large towel, and a container large enough to hold your dog. And, of course, you will need a dog.”
- The next paragraphs should contain instructions for following steps in your process, as enumerated in your outline.
- Your summary, or conclusion, explains how your task or process should turn out if it is done correctly. It may also be appropriate to restate the importance of your topic.
Topics to Write About
You may believe that you are not expert enough to write a process essay. This is not so. There are many processes that you go through every day that you can write about, including:
- How to make a perfect paper airplane
- How to dye your hair
- How to wear makeup
- How to survive a weekend with your family
- How to play basketball
- How to play (a popular video game)
The goal in this type of assignment is to show that you can write a well-organized essay and clearly explain to the reader how to do what you are instructin
