Sequencing Words Examples
In this phase of tutorial for beginners, learners are expected to develop “Sequencing words” skills. What is “Sequencing words” ? How to apply “Sequencing words” in summarizing a story.
Overview
In this lesson the students will learn the concepts of sequence or story order.
I. Objectives: At the end of the lesson the students would be able to;
1. Sequence any set of events in the correct order
2. Learn the meaning of new vocabulary words
3. Summarize the story
II. Subject Matter: Sequencing
Story: The Mouse the Frog and the Hawk
Materials: 1. Copy of the story
2. Practice exercises worksheets
III. Learning Experiences
A. Pre- Activity/ Warm up
1. Drill
sequencing acquaintance mischief
meadow accustomed brink
suffocated float aloft
Have the class read then in groups then by selected students.
B. Lesson Proper
1. Unlocking of difficulty
Match the words from column A to column B
A B
1. meadow a. used to
2. acquaintance b. rest or move on the surface of the liquid
3. accustomed c. choke or kill by stopping breathing
4. float d. piece of grassland
5. mischief e. edge of a pool
6. brink f. high- up, overhead
7. aloft g. familiar with each other
8. suffocate h. trouble some, but not malicious conduct
2. Presentation
Present the story “The Mouse the Frog and the Hawk”
3. Before reading; write on the board one motive question for students to read.
4. Reading of the selection
5. Comprehension Check
Who are the characters in the story?
What is the mischief of the frog?
Where did the mouse and the frog accustomed to find their food?
Why did the mouse feel unhappy?
What did the hawk do with the mouse and the frog?
6. Discussion
1. Introduce the idea of “Sequencing.” Ask the students if they know what it is or why it is important.
2. Discuss that “sequencing” is the order of events in a story or in our lives. Understanding the sequence helps us to comprehend the story or situation.
7. Practice Exercises/ Group Activity
(Please see activity sheets)
8. Fixation of Skills
Fill in the blanks to put the group of sentences in order. The first step is numbered for you.
____I don’t want pizza again for a long time.
1_I ate ten pieces of pizza.
____Later that night, I got sick.
____I felt very full.
9. Generalization
Ask: What is sequencing?
Why it is important?
IV. Evaluation/ Assessment
Fill in the blanks to put the group of sentences in order. Write 1 in the blank for the first sentence, 2 for the second sentence, and so on.
____On weekends, Mom would try to spend as much time with me as she could.
____She’d leave early for work, so I went to my grandmother’s until school began.
____At the end of the school day, Grandma would pick me up from school.
____When I was five, my father passed away.
____My mother had to work very hard to keep food on the table.
____Mom would come home for dinner, and then work an evening job.
M.L.____
I.D. ____
V. Assignment
Reread the story “The Mouse the Frog and the Hawk” and make a short summary of it.
VI. Enrichment/ Remediation
Cut pictures. Paste in order and write a sentence for each picture.
VII. Reinforcement
For higher functioning students you can ask them to read a any passage and let them summarize the passage they read.
Practice Exercises/ Group Activity Sheets
Group Activity 1
Direction: Read the story and put the sentences in the correct order.
Maria Gomez
Maria Gomez was born in Peru. She grew up in a small village. She began school when she was six years old. She went to elementary school, but she didn’t go to high school. Her family was very poor, and she worked on an assembly line in a shoe factory.
When Maria was seventeen years old, sher family moved to the United States. First, they lived in Los Angeles, and then they moved to San Francisco. When Maria arrived in the United States, she wasn’t very happy. She missed her friends back in Peru, and she didn’t speak English one word of English. She began to study English at night, and she worked in a factory during the day.
Maria studied very hard. She learned English and she got a good job as a secretary. Maria still studies at night, but now she studies advertising at a business school. She wants to work for an advertising company some day and write commercials.
Maria still misses her friends back home, but she communicates with them very often over the Internet. She’s very happy now, and she’s looking forward to an exciting future.
What’s the Order?
Put these sentences in the correct order based on the story.
_____Maria’s family moved to the United States.
_____ Maria studies advertising now
_____Maria grew up in a small village.
_____Maria’s family moved to San Francisco.
_____ Maria worked in a shoe factory.
_____Maria began to study English at night.
_____Maria went to elementary school.
_____Maria’s family moved to Los Angeles.
_____Maria got a job as a secretary.
Group Activity 2
Fill in the blanks to put the group of sentences in order. Write 1 in the blank for the first sentence, 2 for the second sentence, and so on.
1. _____ First, we unload the dishwasher.
_____It is time to do chores.
_____Now, the house looks nicer.
_____Third, we make our beds.
_____Then, we put dirty clothes in the washer.
2. _____ After our picnic, we will pick up our trash.
_____When we find a good spot, we will have our picnic.
_____Before we have a picnic, we will pack some food.
3._____ By the end of the day, it had started to rain.
_____ We went to the water park this afternoon.
_____ First, it was very hot and sunny.
_____ Later, clouds covered the sun, and it actually felt cool.
_____ The weather was strange.
4. _____ The plant burst into flower.
_____ The rain watered it, covering it with mud.
_____ A seed fell to the soft ground.
_____ The seed quickly grew into a tall plant.
Group Activity 3
Sequencing
Complete.
1. Orville Wright wanted to know hot to fly. So did his brother Wilbur. They studied books about flight. They watched how a kite flew. They learned about motors.
Then they built a glider. A glider is a plane with no motor. They practiced flying their glider.
Next, they built a plane with an engine. Orville flew the plane first. His flight lasted 12 seconds. Wilbur flew it next. His flight lasted almost one minute.
Orville and Wilbur were pioneers of flying.
Put these sentences in order:
_____Orville flew.
_____Orville and Wilbur studied about flight.
_____Wilbur flew.
Which happened last?
A.They flew a glider.
B.They flew a plane with an engine
2. Meg’s family packed all of their things. They put everything in their wagon.
They said “good-bye” to their friends. They moved west.
Many other settlers moved west too.
They had heard of people getting rich there. People had found gold in the west.
Meg and her family hoped to find gold too. They hoped for a new life in the west.
Put these sentences in order:
_____ Meg’s family packed their things
_____ Meg’s family moved west.
_____ Meg’s family said “good-bye.”
Which happened last?
A. People had found gold in the west.
B. Meg’s family moved west.
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