Sequence and Chronological Order

Which of these words below is NOT a key word when describing sequence?

• Next

• Then

• After

• Because

Which order of key words are in the correct order to tell a story?

• First, Next, Then, Last

• Next, Then, Last, First

• First, Next, Then, Before

What would happen next?

I took my dog for a walk

We walked on a trail

My dog saw a squirrel

• the ice cream man drove by

• my dog ran after the squirrel

• I started to sing

What does BME stand for when telling a story?

• Base, Music, Email

• Beginning, Middle, End

• Below, Maybe, Even

When I'm retelling a story what part of the story did I tell first?

• Beginning

• Middle

• End

• Chronological
• Sequence
• Compare & Contrast
• Problem Solution

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

You may not know who Mark Zuckerberg is but I bet you know about Facebook. Zuckerberg and his roommates launched Facebook from their college dormitory at Harvard. Facebook started off as just a "Harvard thing," but Zuckerberg and roommates spread it to other universities like Stanford, Dartmouth, and NYU. As Facebook grew in size and popularity, Zuckerberg took investments but resisted buyout offers. The founders maintained control and in 2012 Facebook became a publically traded company. Today Facebook is one of the world’s most popular websites and Zuckerberg is the CEO. Facebook has over one billion users and Zuckerberg is one of the 25 richest people in America. That’s not too bad for a college dropout. 

• Chronological

• Sequence/Order of Importance

• Cause/Effect

• Problem/Solution

Chronological order has to do with

• description

• problems and solutions

• comparing and contrasting

• time

When are writers MORE LIKELY to use chronological order?

• to describe objects in a room

• to explain a process or how to do something

• to compare two or more similar things

• to convince people to believe an idea