Sequence

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Sequence
By Ms. Walsh
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Sequence is the order in which events happen. You
could describe the sequence of a story by telling
what happens at the beginning, the middle and the
end.
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Certain words can be sequence clues.
Time-Order Words first, next, then,
finally Time-Order Expression in the morning,
after that, later that day, a week later Other
Time Words Yesterday, Saturday, April,
winter
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See if you can spot the sequence clue words in
the following story
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Last Monday, I ate lunch with my friend Ryan.
We sat together and had nachos. Later that
afternoon, we both felt sick. It must have been
that fake cheese! The next day, we decided to
have a sandwich.
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Last Monday, I ate lunch with my friend Malik.
We sat together and had nachos. Later that
afternoon, we both felt sick. It must have been
that fake cheese! The next day, we decided to
have a sandwich.
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Try some more After school, I went home and
did my homework. When I was finished my math, I
had a snack and a drink. Then, I played Guitar
Hero with a friend and we rocked out to Journey.
After we were finished playing, he went home.
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After school, I went home and did my
homework. When I was finished my math, I had a
snack and a drink. Then, I played Guitar Hero
with a friend and we rocked out to Journey.
After we were finished playing, he went home.
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Your Turn. Write a short paragraph that
includes a sequence of events. Underline the
sequence clue words. Here are some clue word
ideas. First, next, then, finally, after a
while, last week, two days ago, five years ago,
later that day, the next weekend, in the end,
etc.
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