Sequencing: A strategy to succeed at reading comprehension
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A lesson plan for grade 3 English Language Arts
In this lesson from ReadWriteThink, students gain a deeper understanding of a story by exploring its sequence. Students develop verbal and visual representations of events from the story of the U.S. folklore character Paul Bunyan. They work together to put these events in sequential order on an informal timeline, then further explore sequence by writing a journal entry about how sequence can help increase their comprehension when reading.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
English Language Arts (2004)
Grade 3
- Goal 2: The learner will apply strategies and skills to comprehend text that is read, heard, and viewed.
- Objective 2.04: Identify and interpret elements of fiction and nonfiction and support by referencing the text to determine the:
- author's purpose.
- plot.
- conflict.
- sequence.
- resolution.
- lesson and/or message.
- main idea and supporting details.
- cause and effect.
- fact and opinion.
- point of view (author and character).
- author's use of figurative language (e.g., simile, metaphor, imagery).
- Objective 2.04: Identify and interpret elements of fiction and nonfiction and support by referencing the text to determine the:
