Write down a short paragraph example of:

1. descriptive paragraph

2. narrative paragraph

3. explanatory paragraph

4. persuasive paragraph

Example:

1. Descriptive Paragraph

My father bought me a present I’ve wanted for years. It’s a dog. A puppy to be
exact. I called him Ross (identification).

Ross is a small puppy. His size is as big as the palm of my hand. Ross is so fragile.
Sometimes I afraid I will hurt him if I want to take him up. Dad said he found Ross
near our house, crying looking for his mom. But Dad can’t see her, so Dad decides to
bring him home and give him some comfort. Ross is a good eater. He always finished
everything we gave him. Now, it’s been a year since Ross come to our family. His
small body has grown up into a size of a football ball. Ross is a good dog, and we
love him so much (description).

2. Narrative Paragraph

True Friends
Once upon a time, there were two close friends who were walking through the forest together.
They knew that anything dangerous can happen any time in the forest. So they promised each
other that they would always be together in any case of danger.

Suddenly, they saw a large bear getting closer toward them. One of them climbed a nearby tree
at once. But unfortunately the other one did not know how to climb up the tree. So being led by
his common sense, he lay down on the ground breathless and pretended to be a dead man.

The bear came near the one who was lying on the ground. It smelt in his ears, and slowly left the
place because the bears do not want to touch the dead creatures. After that, the friend on the tree
came down and asked his friend that was on the ground, “Friend, what did the bear whisper into
your ears?” The other friend replied, “Just now the bear advised me not to believe a false friend”.
 3. Explanatory Paragraph

How Does Rain Happen

We all know that rain is primary source of fresh water for most areas of the world, providing
suitable condition for diverse ecosystems. Rain is water that descends from the sky through
several processes until the rain occurs. Do you know how does rain happen?

The phenomenon of rain is actually a water circle. The concept of water circle includes the
sun heating the Earth’s water surface and causing the water surface to evaporate. Earth’s
water includes water from lake, river, and ocean. Then, the water vapor experiences
condensation and becomes condensed vapor. Condensed vapor is formed from droplets so
that when the air temperature is higher, it makes the droplets gather, condensed and formed
into clouds. The presence of winds helps clouds move and gather in other places that have
lower temperatures. At that time, the droplets become heavier and unstoppable and cause the
droplets to fall so that there is rain.

If the droplets drop in an area with very cold temperatures, the droplets will drop as snow.
However, not all rain reaches the surface. Some evaporates while falling through dry air.
This is called Virga, a phenomenon which is often seen in hot, dry desert regions.

4. Persuasive Paragraph

Homework should be banned

Most little kids get too much homework from school. I believes homework should be banned in
school. Firstly, as we all know that healthy kids should be playing actively outdoor instead of
just sitting for hours doing homework. Sitting for whole day is unhealthy for children. Secondly,
kids study hard at school all day. They need time to play and spend more time with family.
Thirdly, sometimes homework is too difficult to do even with the parent. It needs teacher
assistance and resources which they can’t get at school. In conclusion, I believe that homework
should be completely banned.