Our Beautiful Town is Gone (Sequencing) Exit Ticket

To sequence means to

• Tell you what the story is about

• Tell you about the characters

• Arrange events or actions in a specific order.

• Put things in backwards order

Why is sequencing events important?

• Sequencing events is only important for fictional stories, not for real life situations

• Sequencing events is important because it helps us understand the order that something happens.

• Sequencing events is not important because it doesn't matter what order events happen.

• Sequencing events is important only for authors writing books

What happened first in the story "Our Beautiful Town is Gone?"

• The fire burns down the town of Paradise.

• The people of Paradise were getting ready for the day.

• Thousands of people evacuated Paradise

• Hundreds of people took refuge in a supermarket parking lot.

Put these events in sequence order

• People wake up in Paradise thinking everything is normal

• People see a plume of smoke

• Firefighters begin fighting the fire

• People evacuate the town of Paradise

• People discover their houses have burned down

Match the following events to show sequence in which they happened

• First

• The fire starts to move towards Paradise

• Fourth

• People discover their houses have burned down

• Fifth

• The fire burned for 16 days

• Third

• Sparks from an electrical wire ignite grass on a hillside

• Second

• People plan to rebuild their homes and the town

By 8:30 am, panic was spreading through Paradise. Thousands of people began to evacuate. If parents couldn't get to school to pick up their children, the kids were put on buses.

What happened first?

• Parents picking up their children from school
• The kids being put on buses
• The evacuation of Paradise
• panic was spreading through Paradise

Sequencing helps me understand what is ​ (a)   .

• happening in the beginning, middle, and end
• the most important part
• happening in California

Sequence the events in the correct order

Groups:

(a) First

,

(b) Then

,

(c) Next

,

(d) Last

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• 
• 
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What is the main event in the story "Our Beautiful Town is Gone?"

• The fire burns down the town of Paradise.

• The people of Paradise were getting ready for the day.

• Thousands of people evacuated Paradise

• Hundreds of people took refuge in a supermarket parking lot.

How do you feel about sequencing now?

• I could teach a classmate about sequencing

• I understand it

• I could use a little bit of review

• I do not understand and need to meet with you for more time