Requirements for Descriptive/Process Analysis Essay
? Write a 3 page descriptive process analysis essay about cooking a meal. (Junior- 3rd year College Level Paper) This meal can be a complicated ordeal such a multiple-course affair or a simple task like a spaghetti and meatball dinner or perhaps grilling hamburgerson an outdoor grill with all the fixings?bun, lettuce, tomato, mayo, pickle, etc. This essay should read more like a narrative than an instruction manual.
Keep in mind this paper is for a guy (ENG 111 Expository Writing Course) ? don?t make any food that is too foreign or gourmet?. Something a guy would cook.
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Be sure to use at least 3 examples of each of the 5 senses (sight, sound, taste, smell, touch), Perhaps making a separate list/chart of each of the senses will help you and then list at least 3 impressions for each sense. Try to use these impressions in your paper. See the following example:
o Sight: black-bottomed pan; white colander; plaid flannel pajamas
o Sound: grease sizzling; thud of feet; whir of the mixer
o Smell: spicy sausage; fresh bread; citrus orange juice
o Touch: spongy bread; cold floor; sticky batter
o Taste: tangy; bland; sour
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? You should use as many sensory descriptions as possible and appropriate when writing this essay. The sensory details do not have to be limited to just the cooking experience.
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?Be sure to use at least 3 examples of each of the 5 senses (sight, sound, taste, smell, touch).
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?Pay attention to the order of tasks to be performed. AVOID making this essay just one action after the next. For example, don?t simply spend 3 pages saying ?First, I get the box out of the cabinet. Then I get the milk out of the fridge. Then I find a bowl and a spoon. Then?Then?Then?? Be descriptive and creative in your writing. Do NOT simply relate the sequence of events. See Below Sample Essay
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o Use the MLA format for typing a paper. Double space the entire paper. Use New Times Roman – 12 font ?..
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? Make an additional Works Cited Page if you use another authors material.
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? Don?t forget to proofread and check your spelling and grammar.
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See below example ?.Use of description in the essay could be something like this:
Breakfast in the Making
As I stumble out of bed, I am already thinking about the breakfast casserole I promised the kids I would make this morning. After all, it is Christmas. My feet plod across the cold hard wood floor with a soft, sticky thud as I make my way into the bathroom. I splash warm water on my face and listen to hum of the heater working hard to keep the house toasty.
The spicy aroma of one pound of sausage frying is already making me hungry as the grease sizzles and hisses in the black-bottomed frying pan. Upstairs I can hear the dull rumple of bed sheets being thrown off and the bang of closet doors opening and closing. Soon I will see my sleepy-eyed children come slouching down the stairs in their plaid flannel pajamas and fuzzy bear claw slippers to slump at the kitchen table until breakfast is served.
I crack 6 eggs and watch the gelatin-like yolks turn creamy and smooth under the spindles of the whisk as I stir in two cups of milk. Setting aside the egg mixture, I turn my attention to the task of slicing up a stack of white bread, eight slices high. The bread is spongy under my palm as I press softly on the stack to keep it steady as I slice. Once I have cubed the bread, I gently toss them into the bottom of the greased casserole dish.
By this time, the sausage is done, so I take the pan from the unit and scrape the meat into a white, plastic colander waiting in the water-stained sink. I shake the colander, the chunks of meat jumping inches into the air and the thick, orange grease dripping into the sink. When the meat is thoroughly drained, I tip the colander over the casserole dish, adding the meat to the bread cubes. In doing so, I am reminded of the way adept waitresses pour water from the side of the pitcher in order to pour only water, no ice.
Taking the bowl of egg mixture, I pour it into the casserole dish. The bread and sausage float like little islands in the frothy mixture of egg and milk. After grating almost one whole block of sharp cheddar cheese over the top of the other ingredients, I realize that this dish looks much more appealing when it has cooked up golden brown and bubbling at the edges than it does now when it is nothing more than a lumpy, soupy, cheese-covered mess.
