Sequence in Chronological Order

Before editing your writing, the first step should be to revise. Begin by reading each paragraph separately, and then find the topic sentence for each one. Next, make sure all the sentences relate to that topic sentence. Finally, look at how the paragraphs work together. Make sure there are transitional words between each paragraph so your writing flows together smoothly.

• sequence

• descriptive

• chronological order

• problem & solution

• Chronological
• Sequence
• Compare & Contrast
• Problem Solution

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

Choose the clue words that indicate chronological order, or sequence of events.

• first, next, finally, 8:30, after

• cause, effect, as a result of, because

• problem, solution, promise, struggle

• compare, contrast, similar, different

You write the story of your life that includes important dates and what happened on those dates.  Which organizational pattern is represented here?

• chronological order

• generalization

• problem & solution

• cause & effect

Alex was born on July 18th, 1990. When she was 7 years old, she began playing soccer. However, she stopped playing soccer by middle school. Instead, she played basketball and softball all through middle school and high school. After high school, she decided to play softball in college.

• chronological order

• cause and effect

• problem and solution

Which phrase indicates the text could be written in sequence/chronological order? You may not know who Mark Zuckerberg is but I bet you know about Facebook. Zuckerberg and his roommates launched Facebook from their college dormitory at Harvard. Facebook started off as just a "Harvard thing," but Zuckerberg and roommates spread it to other universities like Stanford, Dartmouth, and NYU. As Facebook grew in size and popularity, Zuckerberg took investments but resisted buyout offers. The founders maintained control and in 2012 Facebook became a publically traded company. Today Facebook is one of the world’s most popular websites and Zuckerberg is the CEO. Facebook has over one billion users and Zuckerberg is one of the 25 richest people in America. That’s not too bad for a college dropout.

• Facebook started off as just a "Harvard thing,"

• Zuckerberg took investments but resisted buyout offers.

• but Zuckerberg and roommates spread it to other universities

• Zuckerberg is one of the 25 richest people in America

Which type of non-fiction text structure tells a story IN ORDER?

• Cause & Effect

• Chronological

• describing

• Problem & Solution

Mom took Aaron to the shoe store at the mall. First the shoe salesman measured Aaron's foot. Next, he went to the backroom to get some shoes for Aaron to try. Then Aaron tried on three pairs of shoes. Finally Aaron chose the pair he liked the best and his mother bought them. 
What happened just before Aaron's mom bought the shoes?

• Aaron's foot was measured.

• Aaron chose a pair of shoes.

• His mother bought the shoes.

• Aaron tried on three pairs of shoes.

Read the passage provided.  Which of the following is NOT a clue that the passage is chronological order?
Carnegie was thirteen years old when he got his first job in a textile mill earning $1.20 a week. Due to his quickness and hard work, he soon worked his way upwards through a succession of jobs, each earning more money than the last. In addition to working in the mill, Carnegie worked in a factory, tended a steam engine, and became a telegraph operator, someone who sends messages using a telegraph machine. In 1853, he went to work for the Pennsylvania Railroad for $35 per month as an assistant to Thomas Scott, a superintendent.

• due to his quickness

• thirteen years old

• in 1853

• his first job