Story Sequencing

What happens in the build up

• The problem in the story is solved

• You meet the character and the setting

• A sequence of things happen that build up to the dilemma in the story.

• The order of the events in the story.

What happens in the opening of Little Red Riding Hood. (There are a lot of versions of this story. Read the statements below first before deciding)

• The woodcutter found the wolf and saved Granny and Little Red.

• The Wolf ran the Granny's house and ate her. Then dressed up as Granny

• Little red riding hood left home to walk to Granny's cottage through the woods

• Little Red met the Wolf in the woods

• Granny, Little Red and the Wood cutter sat and ate the picnic together.

What three things happen in the build up of Little Red Riding Hood. (There are a lot of versions of this story. Read the statements below first before deciding)

• The woodcutter found the wolf and saved Granny and Little Red.

• The Wolf ran the Granny's house and ate her. Then dressed up as Granny

• The wolf jumps up to try and eat Little Red too.

• Little Red met the Wolf in the woods

• Little Red sees Granny but thinks she looks different (What big eyes you have, all the better to see you with).

Which sequencing words do you use in the middle?

• then, later, eventually, meanwhile

• first, to begin, one day

• lastly, after all, after all

Which sequencing words do you use a the end?

• then, later, next

• finally, at last, in the end, at last

• first, it all started when, one day

Which sequencing words do you use at the beginning?

• next, then , later

• in the end, finally, at night

• first, in the morning, first of all

What kind of organizational pattern is sequence of events?

• a text written in chronological order

• a  text comparing two different things

• a text providing a solution to an issue

• a text that is strictly eventful

At the beginning of the story, Jake and Andy go on a hike in the woods. In the middle of the story, Jake falls and breaks his leg so Andy must go find help. At the end of the story, an emergency team carries Jake out of the woods on a stretcher and to the ambulance that takes him to the hospital. 
What is the last thing that happens in the story?

• Andy must go find help.

• Jake and Andy go hiking.

• Jake falls and breaks his leg.

• An ambulance takes Jake to the hospital.

Bill has a routine every morning before going to school. First, he gets out of bed. Next, he gets dressed. Then, he eats breakfast. After breakfast, he brushes his teeth and makes his lunch. Finally, he gets on the bus and goes to school.

What does Bill do last every morning?

• He eats breakfast.

• He gets out of bed.

• He goes to school.

• He gets dressed.

Write what happened in order using our sequential words (first, next, last)