NOTES
Date
Topic
Name
Sequencing Information
_______________________
__________-Means ______-
Student Objective: Students will be able
to use graphic organizers to sequence
information chronologically.
Skills We Will Practice
Sequencing
___________
Using graphic organizers
Using Sequencing vocabulary: ___________ transitions and _________
Finding and using _______ in a
_______
_________ is
the __________
of ____________.
Kinds of Sequencing
When
you read you have to
identify how the _____________
has
____________the_______________i
n a story.
The writer may use a sequence
that is spatial, chronological,
emphatic, or logical.
_________ and
________ Words
As you read,
• identify words that are
______________________that
help you understand if the
author
• has ordered the information
spatially, chronologically,
emphatically, or logically.
Time Order Signal Words
Write down the time order signal
words and phrases that are on
the next two pages:
Chronological Order
Transitions
_____________, ______________
_____________, ______________,
______________________
________________, ____________
Underline Chronological (time)order signal words:
Last Tuesday morning I met my
new friend Amy. Later that day, class
851 was in a relay race. I told Amy
she was a good runner. The following
week, we were in another race, and
class 851 won!
Use this graphic organizer to
organize the events and the signal
words that they apply to:
Events in story order
Signal words
Reflection
Why would an author tell a story out of its
proper chronological
sequence?___________________________
____________________________________
Author’s Sequence vs Story’s
Chronology
Authors often tell a story out of the story’s actual
chronological sequence for _______________. For
example, the author might begin with a startling
current event and then go back in the past to
relate the event’s history.
As you read “There Will Come Soft Rains”,
underline dates, make notes for yourself, and use
the graphic organizer provided for you to
organize your information.
Summary of Time-Order
Sequencing
Stories have a chronological sequence,
but authors often tell the story out of sequence.
As you read, notice, underline, and write notes
in the margins. Underline signal words:
dates, times, words, and phrases such as:
before, later, meanwhile, previously, the
following year
To help yourself, create a graphic
organizer, such as a chart or time line.
Skills We Practiced
Sequencing
chronologically
Using graphic organizers
Using Sequencing vocabulary: timeorder transitions and signal words
Finding and using details in a text