Week 6
Descriptive and Narrative
Paragraph
Anastasia Sastrikirana, S.Pd., M.Hum
Agenda Style
01 Descriptive Paragraph
Descriptive Paragraph
A descriptive paragraph describes a thing,
a person, or a place. Detailed information
allows the reader to form an image in his
or her imagination. The better the
description, the clearer the image. You
should use the five senses of touch, smell,
sound, taste, and sight while describing.
Descriptive Paragraph
A good descriptive paragraph
provides the reader with an
accurate mental picture of the
topic of the paragraph whether
it is a person, a place or an
object.
Descriptive Paragraph
Generic Structure:
a. Identification => in the first paragraph, the
purpose is to identify an object that you want to
describe. Identification function is to introduce
to the reader about the object that we are going
to explain, before we tell about the object in
more detail in the next paragraph.
b. Description => in the second paragraph and so
on, contains the properties that are attached to
something that you have introduced to the
reader in the first paragraph.
Descriptive Paragraph
Language Features of :
a. Identification => in the first paragraph, the
purpose is to identify an object that you want to
describe. Identification function is to introduce
to the reader about the object that we are going
to explain, before we tell about the object in
more detail in the next paragraph.
b. Description => in the second paragraph and so
on, contains the properties that are attached to
something that you have introduced to the
reader in the first paragraph.
Descriptive Paragraph
Language Features of Descriptive Text:
a. Simple Present Tense
b. Adjectives
c. Linking Verbs
Descriptive Paragraph
Topic Sentence (in ‘identification’ part): My friend has many likable qualities.
Detail #1: He is kind-hearted. A. (Example sentences of his kindheartedness.) He
is very thoughtful and friendly to everyone. He never puts people down and cares
about others before himself.
Detail #2 He is funny. A. (Example sentences of how he is funny and how he helps
me laugh at myself) Because he is smart, he knows how to use humor to get his
point across without hurting anyone’s feelings. He is also familiar with how to use
humor to motivate people and how to get people to agree with him.
Detail #3 He is trustworthy and honest. (Example sentences) (The third detail is
usually the most important and is saved for last because it will be the one the reader
reads last and remembers most.) The most important thing I like about my friend is
that I know that he would never turn his back on me or my family. He won’t lie to me.
I feel very lucky to have someone like my friend because I can count on him in
many ways. If your car broke down far away from home in the middle of the night,
my friend is the kind of person who would get out of bed to pick you up.
Descriptive Paragraph
1. The use of adjective.
a. He is very thoughtful and friendly to everyone.
b. He is funny.
c. Because he is smart, he knows how to use humor to get his
point across without hurting anyone’s feelings.
d. He is trustworthy and honest.
2. The use of present tense
a. He never puts people down and cares about others before
himself.
b. Because he is smart, he knows how to use humor to get his
point across without hurting anyone’s feelings.
c. He will never turn his back on me or my family.
London
Eight million people live in the center of London and
another two million people go to work there every
day. The downtown area is very noisy with hundreds
of cars, buses, and taxis, but there are also a lot of
beautiful parks with free music concerts. At lunchtime
and after work, many people go there for a break.
Bangkok
Bangkok in Thailand is a 1) b___ city with
about 10 million people. It’s also a 2) pop___
city with tourists, so it’s often 3) cro___. The
city is an interesting mix of old houses and 4)
mod___ office buildings. There is also a lot of
traffic so sometimes the air is 5) poll____.
For 7) cl___ air and 8) qu___ places, go to
the parks and to the river.
Linking Verbs
1. This room is cozy.
1. Be (is, am, are, was, were) 2. This room hasn’t been opened in three
2. Smell months, so it smells damp/unpleasant now.
3. Remain 3. My friend is a determined person. Even
though he fails sometimes, he never gives up.
He remains calm whenever he faces
obstacles and he just focuses on finding the
solutions.
Lake Calhoun is a great place to swim and relax. In the summer, the water is
warm and clean, and the beaches are large enough to accommodate groups
of people seeking relief from a midsummer scorcher. In addition to swimming,
visitors can go canoeing, sailing, windsurfing, or fishing. The blue water is a
refreshing, tempting sight. The sweet scent of sun block wafts through the air
from sunbathers lying on the beach. Children laugh and splash in the water,
and nearby volleyball games stir passionate shouts in the heat of competition.
Meanwhile lifeguards sit atop their towers and make sure everyone is safe. In
the distance, sail boats catch the soft breezes that cross the lake and
canoeists glide quietly past. This is what summer is all about!
TERIMA KASIH
