Sequence of Events or Directions Three Logical Orders

Sequence of Events: Questions dealing with a sequence of events or directions require you to make connections between events, observations, or instructions in a passage. The subject of these passages may be a historical event, a story, an editorial, a description, directions, etc.

Tips for Answering Questions About Sequence of Events or Directions 1.Skim the passage 2.Read the passage 3.Read the question and scan the sequences to find the answer. 4.Try to match key words from the question with the events or directions in the passage. 5.Check your answer against the evidence in the selection.

CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER IS TIME ORDER!!!! IS TIME ORDER!!! IS TIME ORDER!!

KEY WORDS to identify sequence: FirstThird ThenNow Most important later FinallyUntil When After LastSecond BetweenNext Before

Read the following passage: When the Pilgrims landed in November of 1620 in what is now Massachusetts, they needed to provide themselves food and shelter if they were to survive. There were no stores and markets for buying things, and no houses for the Pilgrims to move into. They had to meet their own needs, and even the smallest hands contributed to that effort. The Pilgrims overcame many hardships to establish a colony. The winter was long and cold, and much work had to be done for spring planting. Their hard work had to be done for spring planting. Their hard work that first year was rewarded with a bountiful harvest in the autumn of 1621, and the Pilgrims celebrated the first Thanksgiving as a time of gratitude. Over the next several years, Plymouth grew into a successful community of 180 colonists. By 1627, more than one-third of them were age 16 or younger. There were no schools, but the children were always learning. They learned by working.

Questions: 1.What happened first in the story? 2. What was the last event mentioned in the passage? 3.Where did the Pilgrims live before 1620? 4.List the main dates and events in the passage in chronological order. 5.Underline the key words that guide the sequence of events in the passage.

Read, “Surviving a Home Fire” Answer the questions on page 38 in your BST Folder.