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Sequencing
Sequencing
refers to putting events or actions in order. One example is chronological
order, as is common with historical events. Another is the ordering
of steps to carry out, as we find with procedures such as instructions,
recipes, and manuals. Time life cycle also uses the sequential format.
Of
all the text structures, sequencing is the easiest for students
to understand. Students see many examples of sequencing in their
lives and have read many stories in which the order of the story
makes a difference. Being able to perceive the order of events not
only helps in reading comprehension with stories and historical
events, but it also aids students in breaking large tasks into smaller,
more manageable tasks.
Teaching
Strategies that have been found effective in teaching sequencing
as a text structure include:
- Teaching
students the vocabulary that signals sequencing, i.e., words such
as first, next, then, initially, before, after, when, finally,
preceding, and following
- Teaching
students to use and then create graphic organizers, particularly
time lines
- Teaching
students how to ask probing questions to discern the sequencing
pattern, for example:
- What
is being described?
- Why
is the sequence important?
- What
are major steps in this sequence?
- Why
did the author use chronological order?
Sites
That Matter
Check
out the sites below for more information on helping students use
the sequencing text structure in reading and writing.
General
Information on Sequencing
Making
Text Structure Visible
This web site provides an in-depth review of all the text structures
with excellent maps and descriptions of the variations of the sequencing
pattern.
www.ell.nie.edu.sg/News/1999%2
0ESEA%20proceedings/08%20Derewianka.doc
Sequencing
This site offers a brief lesson for teaching the basics of sequencing.
Although the lesson focuses on narratives, it also offers teaching
suggestions for content subjects.
www.teachnet.com/lesson/langarts/reading/sequencing.html
Lesson
Plans on Sequencing
May
I Take Your Order, Please? (A Sequencing Activity)
This lesson plan provides a sequencing activity in which the students
narrow down the story's key events and then create a sequencing
quiz to go with the story. It also offers suggestions for use in
other content areas.
www.education-world.com/a_lesson/03/lp301-05.shtml
Timelines:
Timeless Teaching Tool
This article offers an overview lesson on how to use timelines in
your class.
www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson044.shtml
Sequencing
Fun Page
This site provides manipulative games for putting things in order
using pictures of typical student behavior like brushing teeth,
making a sandwich, and other everyday activities. This is an excellent
site for students who benefit from using a hands-on approach.
www.quia.com/pages/sequencingfun.html
Sequencing
Teaching Tools
Non-fiction
Retelling Rubric
This page by Julie Kendall, MiddleWeb's language arts expert, shares
her rubric for retelling expository text in order.
www.middleweb.com/ReadWrkshp/RWdownld/retellnonfictrubric.pdf
Sequencing
Rubric
This page by Julie Kendall, MiddleWeb's language arts expert, shares
her rubric for sequencing.
www.middleweb.com/ReadWrkshp/RWdownld/SeqRubric.pdf
Holt Interactive Graphic Organizers
This section of the publisher's web site contains free downloadable graphic organizers within eight different categories, including order and sequencing. Each graphic organizer also includes teaching notes with accompanying lessons and tips for using graphic organizers in the classroom.
my.hrw.com/nsmedia/intgos/html/igo.htm
Sequencing
Chart
Houghton Mifflin offers a simple chart on sequencing for students.
www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/pdf/sequence.pdf
Sequencing
Map
This site provides a simple sequencing map.
home.att.net/~teaching/graphorg/sequmap.pdf
Printables:
Sequencing
This site provides a simple sequencing map.
webcenter.netscape.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-2270.html
Time
Line Maker
This site provides a simple online generator of vertical or horizontal
time lines.
www.teachnology.com/web_tools/materials/timelines/
TimeLiner
5.0
This web site offers a free download of a demonstration piece of
software. This teacher favorite generates timelines that can be
used in all content areas.
www.tomsnyder.com/products/productextras/TIMV50/
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