Sequential and Chronological Text Structures

Which of the following does NOT contain key words in Chronological Text Structure?

• First...
• In the year 1953...
• Besides...
• Finally...

Read the informational text below.  What is the FIRST step to do AFTER you freeze the grasshoppers?
1. Catch or buy your grasshoppers.
2. Clean the grasshoppers and remove their legs and wings.
3. After cleaning, freeze them for 1-2 hours.  
4. Next, cook them in the oven or fry them.  They are even yummy added to fritters.
5. You can add seasoning before or after cooking them.
6. Finally, squeeze a little lemon juice on them and enjoy!

• Catch or buy your grasshoppers.
• Squeeze lemon juice on them and enjoy.
• Cook the grasshoppers in the oven or fry them.
• Clean the grasshoppers.

Read the passage provided.  Which of the following is NOT a clue that the passage is chronological order?
Carnegie was thirteen years old when he got his first job in a textile mill earning $1.20 a week. Due to his quickness and hard work, he soon worked his way upwards through a succession of jobs, each earning more money than the last. In addition to working in the mill, Carnegie worked in a factory, tended a steam engine, and became a telegraph operator, someone who sends messages using a telegraph machine. In 1853, he went to work for the Pennsylvania Railroad for $35 per month as an assistant to Thomas Scott, a superintendent.

• due to his quickness
• thirteen years old
• in 1853
• his first job

My family and I went to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The first thing we did when we got there was to take a tour of a space shuttle that once flew into space.During our tour, an astronaut showed us her spacesuit. I even got to try on the space boots. Next, we tasted the food astronauts eat while they are in space. It was really different from other foods that I had eaten but it tasted pretty good. Finally, we got in a special booth that showed us what it is like to be weightless! It was an amazing day.
What words signal the author has used the chronological order text structure?

• Tasted, showed, and tour
• First, during, next
• Flew, got in, showed

What are some clue words for sequencing?

• as a result of, therefore
• first, next, then, finally
• main idea, details
• summarize, re-read

Why is order SO important in Chronological Text Structure?

• If  the events are out of order, the passage won't make sense.
• The reader can figure out the solution to the problem.
• If the events are out of order, the reader can identify the cause and effect.
• The reader will be able to compare and contrast the events.