Kind of Paragraph Characteristics Example

Definition It is a brief sentence What is a park?

Dictionary
Knowledge
Description Detailed observation Description of sunset
Metaphor – Simile
Adjectives
Senses
Comparison Similarities or differences Comparison of a lake and the sea.
Make a list
Informative / Expositive Science – credibility Man’s first travel to the moon.
Quotations – citations
History
Argumentative / Persuasive Direct language Try to convince people to attend the fair.
Decide – convince
Narrative Story Man’s first travel to the moon. (How Neil told the story)
Chronological order
It has characters – places –
time – narrator.
Beginning – problem and a
resolution.
Process / how to Instructions How to organize your bedroom.
Steps (order – first – second –
next – finally)
Images or illustrations
Make another person to read
it.