Student Objective: Students will be able to use graphic organizers to sequence information chronologically. DateTopicName Sequencing Information _______________________ __________-Means ______- NOTES

Skills We Will Practice / Sequencing ___________ / Using graphic organizers / Using Sequencing vocabulary: ____- _______ transitions and _________ / Finding and using _______ in a _______ / Sequencing ___________ / Using graphic organizers / Using Sequencing vocabulary: ____- _______ transitions and _________ / Finding and using _______ in a _______

the __________ of ____________. _________ is

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. / 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. 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

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! Underline Chronological (time)- order signal words:

Use this graphic organizer to organize the events and the signal words that they apply to: Events in story orderSignal words

Reflection Why would an author tell a story out of its proper chronological sequence?___________________________ ____________________________________

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. Author’s Sequence vs Story’s Chronology

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: time- order transitions and signal words / Finding and using details in a text / Sequencing chronologically / Using graphic organizers / Using Sequencing vocabulary: time- order transitions and signal words / Finding and using details in a text