First Next Then

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

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

Which type of non-fiction text structure tells a story IN ORDER?

• Cause & Effect
• Chronological
• Sequence of Events
• Problem & Solution

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.

• Chronological
• Sequence
• Compare & Contrast
• Problem Solution

• Chronological

• Sequence

• Compare & Contrast

• Problem Solution

• Chronological
• Cause & Effect
• Compare & Contrast
• Problem/Solution

What are some clue words for sequencing?

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

To sequence means to ____________.

• put things in order
• to tell what it's mostly about
• to figure out what is happening
• to call Mrs. Bradley

The organizational pattern in which the author describes events in order, one after the other (without using specific dates or times, or creating a final product)

• Chronological

• Sequence

• Process

The organizational pattern in which the author describes events in order based on time (especially when using words that tell the time, day, month, or year)

• Chronological

• Sequence

• Process