Process Essay

Rearrange the sentences, and write a coherent introduction for the process essay (include a suitable title and transition words):

1.  It depends more on how life is lived and people are loved.

2.  Other people search for happiness by purchasing things they want.

3. People are always searching for things that make them happy.

4.  For example, many people work very hard to improve their employment because they want to find a better job to make themselves happy.

5. In order to live a happy life, people should build relationships, be grateful, and help others.

6. It is not bad to search for happiness, but many people do not understand that lasting happiness does not depend on having certain things.

7. There are things that people can do to live a happy life regardless of their situation.

8. It doesn’t depend on the circumstances of a person’s life.

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Rearrange the sentences, and write a coherent body paragraph for the process essay (include transition words):

1. People who are grateful open their eyes to see all of the good things in their lives, and they express gratitude to people who help them.

2. In addition to nurturing relationships, people who want to be happy should be grateful.

3. They spend more time focusing on positive thoughts instead of focusing on things that are negative or difficult.

4. Many people have noticed that by opening their eyes to see the good things they have and choosing to have gratitude, their perspective changes.

5. Gratitude can change people’s perspective and help them be happier, regardless of their situation.

6. Thoughts create perspective, so intentionally creating positive thoughts will lead to a more positive perspective.

7. Regardless of struggles they have, they choose to focus on the gifts they can see.

Rearrange the sentences, and write a coherent body paragraph for the process essay (include transition words):

1. When people serve others, they can become good friends by showing how much they care and want to help.

2. This happiness is a natural result of lifting another person’s burden.

3. . People feel more gratitude because when they see the problems other people face, they find ways that their life is blessed.

4. Finally, serving others can make people happier.

5. These simple acts not only improve another person’s life, but they also bring happiness to the person who is serving.

6. Serving others can include doing simple things like listening to a friend who is having a hard time or preparing a meal to share with someone who is sick.

7. Serving others is an essential key to living a happier life.

8. Helping others also helps in the other areas of building happiness: it strengthens relationships with others and it helps people feel more gratitude.

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Rearrange the sentences, and write a coherent conclusion for the process essay (include transition words):

 1. If people want to have a happier life, they should serve others, be grateful, and strengthen their relationships with other people.

2. Perspective can make a lasting impact on a person’s life in a way that a promotion simply can’t.

3. People bring joy to other people in a way that possessions can never imitate.

4. Each of these things focuses on people and perspective rather than money and material possessions.

5. Finding lasting happiness is really a simple search.

6. Regardless of the circumstances of an individual’s life, that individual can choose to focus on happiness in a real, genuine way if he wants to.

7. That search begins as soon as people start looking beyond temporary things that only bring temporary happiness.

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What is a key component of an effective Process Analysis essay?

• Explain with details

• Skip steps you feel are unnecessary

• Do not use details

The following, though included in all good writing, are especially important in process analysis essays:

• figures of speech, including similes and metaphors.

• time-order transitions such as “first, next, then” and “finally”

• personal pronouns such as “I”, “we”, “he” and “she”

• phrases such as “for example” and “such as”

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Process analysis is writing that …

• looks into the causes of a particular situation.

• explains in detail the steps in a process. 

• explains the key aspects of an identified situation.

• none of the above.

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The two types of process analysis essays are

• instructional and inverted.

• directional and informational.

• informational and inverted.

• directional and instructional

What is the primary purpose of a process essay?

• To entertain the reader

• To explain how something is done

• To describe a place

• To argue a point

Which of the following is a key feature of a process essay?

• Use of complex vocabulary

• Chronological order

• First-person narrative

• Persuasive language