Chronological and Sequential Order

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

• Cause & Effect

• Chronological

• Problem & Solution

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

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

What text structure is this?

Making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich is both easy and delicious. First, get out your materials (peanut butter, jelly, bread and a knife). Second, spread peanut butter on one piece of bread and jelly on another. Third, combine the two haves so that the peanut butter and jelly mix. Lastly, enjoy your sandwich, and don't forget to clean up your mess.

• Chronological

• Sequential

• Compare & Contrast

• Problem Solution

What text structure is this?

When I got home from school after a long boring day, I took out the peanut butter, jelly and bread. After taking the lid off of the jars, I spread the peanut butter on one side of the bread and the jelly on the other, and then I put the two pieces together. After that, I enjoyed it while watching my favorite show on TV. I swear, that was the best peanut butter and jelly sandich I ever ate!

• Chronological

• Sequence

• Compare & Contrast

• Problem Solution

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

In 1804, the steam locomotive was invented. They were strong and could transport a heavy amount. As a result, this made it possible for a locomotive to pull cars along a train track. Soon there was steam-powered train service in the United States.

• Sequential Order
• NOT Sequential Order

Clara Buarton was born in Oxford, Massachusetts. She taught school and worked at the United States Patent Office. When the Civil War broke out, Clara worked as a nurse. She brought supplies to soldiers and worked on the battlefield. In fact, she was called the “Angel of the Battlefield.” In 1869, Clara went to Europe. There she worked with the International Red Cross. Clara returned to the U.S in 1873. In 1881, she set up the American National Red Cross. Clara Baurton helped many people in her lifetime.

• Sequential Order
• NOT Sequential Order

At one time, Americans couldn’t get from coast to coast by train. The train tracks did not go all the way across the United States. This was a problem because it took months to travel from one side of the country to the other. Suddenly, in the early 1860s, the railroad companies decided to begin building a transcontinental railroad. This railroad would allow Americans to cross the continent in less than a week. What a better way to travel!

• Sequential Order
• NOT Sequential Order

What are some of the signal words used to show that the sequence of events or steps structure is being used?

• Both, similarly, likewise

• during, while, although, similarly

• finally, therefore, consequently

• before, then, finally, exactly