Sequence of Events

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Sequence of Events

• Mrs. Marino
• Houghton Mifflin, Reading, grade 3
• Extra Support Handbook
• Pages 16-23

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Sequence of Events

• The events in a story are told in an order called
  a sequence.
• Signal words (followed by a comma)
• First,
• Next,
• At last,
• Finally,

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The Lesson

• First, take out two pieces of bread.
• Next, add peanut butter too the pieces of bread.
• Finally, put the pieces of bread together.
• When you know what these sentences are
  describing, show me a quiet thumbs up.

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Support Your Answer

• Why did you say that?
• Use signal words to support your answer.
• Could you put the pieces of bread together before
  you took out the bread?

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Class Story

• Lets write a class story describing what you do
  in the morning before school.
• Lets scramble up our sentences.
• What happens to our story?

Wake up!
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Guided Practice
Lets read this story together. Clap your hands
each time you read a signal word in the
story. Look at the illustrations and signal words
to determine the order in which the four story
events happened.
At first the girl isnt really sure that she has
seen a parrot in a tree. Then, the parrot talks
to the girl. At last, a man comes to get the
parrot. Thats when she understands that the
parrot belongs to the man.
think aloud
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Practice and Apply
Look at the pictures. Read the text. Using the
pictures and the text, write the complete
sentences in the correct order on your answer
sheet. We will correct the answers together. If
you finish before the time is up, please turn
your answer sheet over and write three complete
sentences describing the next three things that
could happen in this story.
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Lets Review

• First,
• Next,
• Then,
• Last,
• Turn to your desk partner and list four things
  that you did when you got to school today. Use
  the signal words at the beginning of your
  sentences.

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The Lost and Found

• What is the sequence of events in the story?
• Quickly draw or write these on the index cards.
• Time words now, then, and after
• Lets look for time words in the story.
• Arrange the cards in the correct order on your
  desk.
• Rereading a story can help you identify the
  sequence of events.

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The Lunch Room

• Compare and contrast the sequence of events in
  The Lost and Found and The Lunch Room
  (Readers Library selection.)
• Look for base words with suffixes/endings in both
  stories.

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Assessment

• Teacher observation
• Daily work
• Daily writing
• Informal discussions
• Literature selections
• Theme Skills tests
• Daily language activities