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reading this new module?
Congratulations!
You are interested to read Our lesson ends
stories, arent you? Reading here.
stories is fun. In this module Have a great day!
you will be reading different
kinds of stories.
As you read the stories
and you will
be asked to
do all the
practice
exercises.
Are you
ready now?
Good luck!
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 KEY TO CORRECTION OBJECTIVES
The objectives of this module
are the following:
EXERCISE 1 EXERCISE 2

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Sequence major events in a
selection
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Learn the simple techniques that
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can be used when sequencing
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events in a selection
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HERE ARE SOME
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EXERCISE 3 REMAINDERS IN
5 HANDLING AND USING
THIS MODULE:
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3 Be honest in answering all the exercises in-
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2 Follow the directions carefully before an-
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Handle this module with care, so as other
pupils can use it in the future.

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 EVENT 3

Which comes first?

or
EVENT 4

or

EVENT 5

or

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EXERCISE 4
If your answers are
Write the events in the graphic
organizer below.

then you got all the correct answers.

Knowing which comes first and which is next
The Fox and the Goat are very important when sequencing events in a
story.
Are you now ready with our lesson? Please
EVENT 1 continue reading...

TECHNIQUES IN SEQUENCING
EVENTS

When you read story, you need to

understand the sequence, or order, of the
events about which you are reading. Knowing
what happened first or what caused something
to happen will keep you focused and lead you to
EVENT 2 a better understanding of what you are
reading.
1. First, read all the text that you will se-
quence so that you can have an idea on the se-
quence of the of the story.

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 Read the story below...
2. Look for dates. Put the dates in order as you read.
They will not always be presented in order in the
text. Write down the event that took place next to
the date.
The Fox and the Goat
Im warning you, goat, snarled
3. Look for numbers or phrases indicating how long a
period of time lasted. Sometimes you will see a date the fox. This is my water! Go away.
and then a reference to a period of time, such as for
the following 300 years, or for the next decade. Use
The fox jumped on the goats
these references to fill in the sequence of events back and leaped out of the well. He
you are recording. ran off without a care for the goat
who was stuck in the well.
4. Look for words linking events by time order.
These are words such as first, next, and last.
One day, a fox fell down a well.
He tried to climb out, but the well
was too deep.
5. Look for words or phrases linking events by cause.
Sometimes you will see words or phrases such as You cant keep all the water for
caused, led to, because of, as a result of, yourself, the goat snorted. The goat
consequently, and so on. These words tell you that
events are linked by causeone event happened jumped in the well.
because another event led to it. Sometimes, even
with all these tips, it can still be difficult to figure
A goat wandered by. He peered
out the sequence of events. When this happens, down curiously. What are you doing
pick out one event and read about what happened in a well? asked the goat.
immediately before or after it. Do whatever you
need to pick out the thread of the sequenceyou can
even start with an event that you know happened
last, and work backward from there.

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 Lets try some more!

Now lets do
some
Bill wants to tell a friend what he does
exercises
in the morning before going to school. First,
I get out of bed. Next, I get dressed.
Then, I eat breakfast. After breakfast, I
brush my teeth and make my lunch. Finally,
I get on the bus and go to school.

EXERCISE 3
Arrange the following in chronological order.
Write numbers 1-5 on each blank.

____ Finally, I get on the bus and go to school.

____ After breakfast, I brush my teeth and make my
lunch.
____ Then, I eat breakfast.
____ Next, I get dressed.
____ First, I get out of bed.

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 EXERCISE 1
Arrange the following
events. Write numbers 1-5 on
each blank.
____ Tilaok, who is always proud of his
voice, wanted to please the fox.
____ So he flew down from the roof of
the barn to where the fox was.
____ Suddenly, the fox bit Tilaoks neck
and ran into the woods.
____ Once, there was a rooster named
Tilaok who lived on top of barn.
____ One morning, a fox came. He asked
Tilaok to come down so he could hear
the roosters sweet voice.
____ Tilaok felt sad and wished he had
not been foolish and vain.
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Read the paragraph below!
Susan made a peanut butter and jelly
sandwich. First, she spread peanut butter on
one slice of bread. Next, she spread jelly on
one slice of bread. After spreading the jelly
on, she put the two slices of bread together.
Finally, she ate it. It was delicious!
EXERCISE 2
Arrange the following in chronological order.
Write numbers 1-4 inside each corresponding circle.
Next, she spread jelly on one slice of
bread.
Finally, she ate it.
After spreading the jelly on, she put the
two slices of bread together.
First, she spread peanut butter on one
slice of bread.