<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Title of the document </title>
<style>
span {
display: block;
}
div.example,
div.example > * {
background-color: #9ba2a3;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="example">
<span>Paragraph 1</span>
<span>Paragraph 2</span>
<p>
<span>Paragraph 3</span>
</p>
</div>
<span>Paragraph 4</span>
<span>Paragraph 5</span>
</body>
</html>