Time Order Text and Explanation Text

What kind of text is this?

Early morning, Ana waters her plants then she cooks breakfast for her family. Afterwards she cleans the house and make sure to disinfect every space to fight covid.

• Time Order

• Explanation

What happened right after they painted the parts?

• Jennifer and her father built a toy airplane. 

• They were pleased with the airplane. 

• They glued the parts together. 

• The plane did not fly. 

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

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.

In this writing, you will see things in order of TIME

• chronological order

• cause/effect

• compare/contrast

• description

Through the ages, Pennsylvania has seen many interesting events. The state was founded in 1681 by William Penn. Later, Pennsylvania was the site of important Revolutionary War battles between 1775 - 1783. After that, Pennsylvania was home to new factories during the Industrial Revolution which lasted until the early 1800s. Today, Pennsylvania continues to make history.

• Cause and Effect

• Chronological

• Sequence

• Compare and Contrast

What type of text is this?

This morning was crazy. My alarm clock was set for PM instead of AM, so I woke up really late. I just threw on some clothes and ran out the door.

• Time Order

• Explanation

A process or how-to text gives explanations or directions. Each sentence tells the next step in carrying out a process or in getting from one place to another.

• Classification

• Explanation

• Time order

• Enumeration

Signal words that may be used to show order of steps include:

• first

• before

• during

• maybe

What type of text is this?

• Enumeration

• Explanation

• Time order

• Classification