Chronological Order:
Process Essa!js
Chronosis a Greekwordmeaningtime.Chronologicalorderisa wayoforgan-
izingideasintheorderoftheiroccurrenceintime.Chronologicalorderhas
allsortsofuses.Weuseit totellstories,torelatehistoricalevents, andtowrite
biographies andautobiographies.Wealsouseit to explainprocessesandpro-
cedures.Forexample,wewouldusechronologicalordertoexplainhowtotake
a photograph,howtomakea pieceofpottery,howtoperforma chemistryexperi-
ment, orhowtosetupan accountingsystem.Suchessaysarecalled"howto"
essays,orprocessessays.
Themodelessayonpages82-83isa processessay.Itexplainstwoscientific
processesinvolvingnuclearenergy.As youreadthemodel,lookforthetwo
processes.81