Descriptive Paragraph (1)

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 aimed to create image in the reader's mind. Writer needs to include description to draw that image. The important description could be what you see, what you hear, what/how you feel, what you smell, and what you taste; i.e. the description from the five senses.

Supposed that you are going to write about a place, Wat Phnom, then you may come up with this description:

• What you see: hill, stupa, pagoda, monasteries, museum, trees, grass, big clock, people, monk, monkeys, elephant...
• What you hear: wind, people praying/talking, bird singing...
• What you smell: incense, flowers, perfume...
• What you feel: quiet, fresh, relaxing, holly place...

Look at the sample paragraph.

Wat Phnom

Wat Phnom is an interesting place. It is a one of the perfect places. There is a big stupa, surrounded by trees and green grass, built on a hill. On top of the hill, there is a pagoda, museum, and few monasteries. The trees offer home to many monkeys and birds. There are people visiting, praying, or relaxing. It is a peaceful place. The sound of wind, people praying and talking, and bird singing is pleasing. As the wind blow, it brings us mixed smell of perfume, flowers, and incense where people have placed for praying. The air is also fresh. It is a relaxing place which can bring away our stress and tiredness. You should visit there some day.

Remember
You may write a descriptive paragraph about a place by including description about:

• what you see, 
• what you hear, 
• what/how you feel, 
• what you smell, 
• and what you taste in supporting sentences of the paragraph.