Sequence Reading Street Unit 1 Week 3 Created

Sequence Reading Street Unit 1 Week 3 Created by Kristi Waltke

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Good readers summarize. As they read, they pause to sum up the important ideas or events. This helps them remember the information. As you read a story, note the main events. After you read, ask yourself what the main events were and in what order they occurred.

Author’s Purpose The author’s purpose is the An author may have more than one purpose within a story. You will often or reasons the be author asked question about why an author includes has what he or she does. in a story. reason for writing An author may write to persuade, to inform, to entertain, or to express ideas and feelings.

Sequence • First Sequence means the order in which things happen. Event Second • Dates, times, Event and clue words such as Third first, then, next, and last can help you Event Fourth understand the order of events. Event • Sometimes two or more events happen at the same time. Words such as meanwhile and during can show this.

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This is question was a question little toughyou because Here a sequence had on it wasn’t written down exactly the story. your test a few weeks ago. in Notice the You had think about what happened cluetophrase “at the same time. ” at the same time Amanda walked in. What happened at the same time Amanda walked into the library? • • Winn-Dixie barked at Amanda thought she saw a bear. Miss Franny and Opal became friends. Miss Franny began telling a story.

Put the events from Lewis and Clark and Me in order. first last next first Meriwether Lewis was looking for a dog to go with him on his expedition. One of the indians called Seamen “Bear-dog. ” Seamen brought the squirrels back to Lewis. next last

Put the events from Grandfather’s Journey in order. last Grandfather explored North America by train and riverboat. next Grandfather journeyed on a steamship. first Grandfather left his home in Japan. next last

Did Grandfather buy European clothes before or after he got on the steamship? How do you know? Before After He wore his clothes on the ship.

Remember that sequence is the order in which events happen.