UNIT X UNIT 3 | 85 DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION Scaffold Support students’ understanding of sequence by writing the first two events in Activity A on the board and numbering them. Ask: What event comes first? What event is second? Does it come before or after event one? (after) Say: The sequence of the first two events is. (First, on Saturday, David went to lunch with his grandfather. Next, David and his grandfather took a tour of the city.) Write the rest of the events on the board. Have students number them and then give you the sequence of events orally. Amplify Ask students to give you the sequence of events from a part in their favorite book or TV show. Then ask them to identify the most important event in the sequence and explain why. Reading Strategy: Sequence Build academic language proficiency Discuss the meaning of sequence in the context of reading a story. Point out the signal words. Say: Look for these words as you read (e.g., after and the next). What can you tell about the sequence of a story from these words? A Use sequencing words Read the Words to Use box. Then read the directions and have students underline clues that let them know which sequencing word goes with each sentence. Students can use a different color for each set of sequencing words. ANSWERS After lunch, David and his grandfather took a tour of the city. After the tour, they went back to David’s grandfather’s house. The next morning, they got up early and went to the park to play baseball. B Use your notes Read the directions and ask a volunteer to read the model sentence. Refer students to the sequence of events from Activity A. Put students in pairs and encourage them to memorize the events. Have them take turns telling each other about each event. Challenge pairs to add other relevant details about what David and his grandfather did on Saturday. C Sequence events Model using the sequencing words from the page to say what you did last weekend. Say: Last Saturday, I went to a basketball game. The next morning, I had breakfast with my friend. Ask: What did you do last weekend? Have students share their activities with the class and then write their sentences independently. ANSWERS Sample answers: Last Saturday, I played tag. After tag, I drank some orange juice. The next morning, I visited my grandma. Practice Book p. 45 Assessment Program p. 41 PRACTICE COMMUNICATE EXPLORE AND LEARN UNIT X3 / BEFORE YOU READ Sequence Reading Strategy The order of events in a story is called the sequence. When you understand sequence, you know which events happen in the beginning, middle, and end of a story. Understanding sequence helps you understand the story. Some words that give you information about sequence are: after lunch / dinner / the tour the next morning / afternoon / night a day / week / month later before dawn / the game / school Try Out the Strategy A David went to visit his grandfather for the weekend. Complete the sentences in the chart with sequencing words. B Use your notes to talk about David’s visit with his grandfather. C Use sequencing words to write sentences about what you did last weekend. Words to Use The next morning After the tour After lunch On Saturday, David went to lunch with his grandfather. On Saturday, David went to lunch with his grandfather. , David and his grandfather took a tour of the city. , they went back to David’s grandfather’s house. , they got up early and went to the park to play baseball. UNIT 3 85
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