Lessons & Units

Sequence 4th Grade Unit

Lessons

Lesson 1 Sequence of a Story within a Story Identify flashbacks within a story.
Tell Me a Story, Mama
Tell Me a Story, Mama
Lesson 2 Chronological Order of Events in a Story with a Flashback Identify the chronological order of events in a story with flashbacks.
Lesson 3 Exception Questions in Stories with a Flashback Use textual evidence to answer exception questions about the sequence of events in a story with flashbacks.

Unit Extension Ideas

  • Students can use one of the graphic organizers (provided below in Teacher and Student Materials) to sequence important events from books read in Literature Groups.
  • Students can use the index card strategy in the unit for books with flashbacks, time travel, or stories within a story.
  • Students can use the graphic organizers to sequence important events from books that have flashbacks or time travel.
  • Students can use the graphic organizers as a prewriting activity to help organize their thoughts before writing a fiction or nonfiction piece.
  • Students can include flashbacks or stories within a story in their own writing. They can use the index card strategy to help organize their writing.
  • Sequence events from a person’s life that is being examined in social studies. Students can use index cards to synthesize information from more than one source.

Teacher and Student Materials

More Books for Teaching Sequence

May'Naise Sandwiches & Sunshine Tea

May'Naise Sandwiches & Sunshine Tea

Lexile
550L
Lost! A Story in String

Lost! A Story in String

Lexile
450L
My Ol' Man

My Ol' Man

Lexile
640L
The Moon Lady

The Moon Lady

And Then What Happened, Paul Revere?

And Then What Happened, Paul Revere?

Fountas and Pinnell
R
Lexile
830l

User Comments

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Submitted by rbryson on 9/13/15

I LOVE THE LESSON PLANS

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