Descriptive Paragraph (2)

A paragraph is a group of sentences about one topic. Theses sentences, classified according to their job, are topic sentence, supporting sentences, and concluding sentence. The paragraph which describe about a place or person is called descriptive paragraph.

The purpose of a descriptive paragraph is to create image in the reader's mind. Writer needs to include description to draw that image. When we describe a person, the description could be his/her appearance, personality, knowledge/talents/skills, experiences (background, work, study, achievement…), and hobby.

Supposed that you are going to write about your friend, you may come up with such description bellow:

• appearance: good looking, average height,
• personality: friendly, helpful, intelligent, flexible, open-minded
• knowledge/talents/skills: ability, learn fast, planning
• experiences: work hard, promoted, respect

Look at the sample paragraph.

Thida

I really admire one of my friends, Thida. She works hard both in her study and job. She started working when she was in high school. Now she has already got managerial position. All her subordinates respect her for her knowledge, experiences, and ability in solving problems. She learns things fast and is very good at planning and analysis. Thida has good looking with her average height. She has a very friendly smile. She is also an open-minded and flexible person. She looks at people problems and tries to help them individually. She rarely generalizes things. I am proud to be her friend.

Remember
You may write a descriptive paragraph about a person by including description about his/her:

• appearance (how he/she looks),
• personality,
• knowledge/talents/skills,
• experiences (background, work, study, achievement…),
• and hobby