Text Structure: Sequence

1. Text Structure:Sequence Lesson 8 George Washington

2. Authors of nonfiction text organize their ideas in certain ways, called text structures. • One kind of text structure is sequence. • In texts with this structure, events may be arranged in chronological, or time, order. • Authors of historical texts often use their text structure to present real events in the order in which they happened.

3. Example: First Event Next Event Next Event Last Event

4. Read the following paragraph. • Think about the sequence of the events. • Fill in the graphic organizer.

5. George Washington was born in 1732. At the age of fifteen, he became a surveyor. This job paid well and helped Washington learn why some pieces of land were more valuable than others. As good land came up for sale, he bought what he could. By the time Washington was twenty, he owned more than 2,000 acres. During that same year, Washington joined the colonial troops.

6. To understand the sequence of events, look for time clues. • The first sentence tells the date Washington was born. • The second sentence tells what happened when he was fifteen. • These clues make it clear when events happened. • Try to fill in the graphic organizer on the next slide!!!!

7. George Washington was born in 1732. At the age of fifteen, he became a surveyor. This job paid well and helped Washington learn why some pieces of land were more valuable than others. As good land came up for sale, he bought what he could. By the time Washington was twenty, he owned more than 2,000 acres. During that same year, Washington joined the colonial troops. Next Event: At the age of fifteen, he became a surveyor. Next Event: He bought good land that came up for sale. First Event: George Washington was born in 1732. Last Event: By the age of twenty, he owned 2,000 acres of land.