Discussion and Critical Thinking

1. What type of process analysis (informative, directive, or both) is used?
2. To what type of audience (well informed, moderately informed, or poorly informed on the topic) does the writer direct this selection?
3. What is the prevailing tone (objective, humorous, reverent, argumentative, cautionary, playful, ironic, ridiculing) of this material?
4. Draw a line at the point at which the preparation (materials, setup, explaining words, and so on) ends and the steps begin.
5. Write numbers in the margin to indicate the steps or stages in the process.
6. Circle any transitional words indicating time or other progression (first, second, then, soon, now, next, after, before, when, finally, at last, therefore, consequently, and—especially for the informative process analysis—words used to show the passage of time, such as hours, days of the week, and so on).