Sequence Reading

What is 'sequence of events'

• A birthday party

• Putting events in a story in order as they happen

• Regrouping

• The lesson in a story

Which word refers to the order of ideas or events in a story?

• theme

• sequence

• setting

• plot

Riley rolled over, sleepy eyed, and turn off the alarm clock. Riley got dressed for school and hurried downstairs for breakfast. Later Riley met his friends at the corner to walk to school.

What happened first?

• Riley turned off the alarm.

• Riley met his friends at the corner.

• Riley hurried downstairs for breakfast.

• Riley got dressed for school.

What does Bill do last every morning?

• He eats breakfast.

• He goes to school.

• He gets out of bed.

• He gets dressed.

The author wrote the steps of what happened in ______ so the reader could better understand the story.

• sequence

• time

• date

• events

Select the sentences that are in the correct order using the ordinal and sequential words and phrases.

• First, the boy folded laundry. Then, his brother mopped the floor. Meanwhile, their cousin vacuumed downstairs. Finally, their other cousin took out all of the trash.

• Finally, the boy folded laundry. Second, his brother mopped the floor. Third, their cousin vacuumed downstairs. Before that, their other cousin took out all of the trash.

• First, his brother mopped the floor. Second, their cousin vacuumed downstairs. Third, their other cousin took out all of the trash. Fourth, the boy folded laundry.

• Not long after, the boy folded laundry. Before, his brother mopped the floor. Soon, their cousin vacuumed downstairs.

A list of events in the order in which they occur.

• effect

• chronological order

• cause

The order in which things happen?

• chronological order

• conclusion

• introduction

At the beginning of the day, a loud clanging of the fire alarm startled everyone in the room. The third-grade class walked quietly to a safe area away from the building. Then the teacher reminded the last student to shut the classroom door.

What happened second?

• The teacher reminded the last student to shut the door.

• The 3rd grade class walked quietly to a safe area.

• The loud clanging of the fire alarm scared everyone in the room.

Using the idea "SWBST" the helps the reader sequence the story.  But what does the "BUT" mean in the "SWBST"?

• What the character wanted?

• What was the problem?

• How the character tried to solve the problem.

• What was the resolution(outcome/ending) to the story?