Organizing According to Chronological Order
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Transitional Expressions that indicate time: first, second, third, meanwhile, later, soon, now,
formerly, after, next, then, finally, while, as, until, after, eventually,
before, etc.
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PART ONE: Identify the transitional expressions in this
brief essay, Making a Kid Fort. Notice
that it uses chronological order. Underline
or make bold the transitional
expressions.
Making a Kid Fort
Have you ever attempted to make a
fort in your living room? It’s a great
way to entertain young chidren on a rainy day.
First, make sure that you have the
permission of an adult before you get started because you are going to make a
gigantic mess of things. Now that you
have the “go ahead” from the owner of the home, you can begin pulling cushions
off the couches and chairs. These make
ideal walls.
Next, select a site for your
fort. It is best to build your
construction around a secure foundation, such as the kitchen table or a sturdy
end table or large chair. After you’ve
chosen your location, begin to stand the cushions around or near the foundation
table to form a “hut.” Kitchen chairs
also make great supports for the cushions.
Meanwhile, send the kids off to find
blankets or sheets. These will be used
to make a “tent-like” roof for your hideout as you drape them over your
walls. Before you enter your fort, be
sure to use safety pins to hold blankets securely in place, or your roof will
cave in.
Now, choose a spot for a doorway or
entrance to crawl through. The kids will
love it if you give them a flashlight to use inside their fort
Finally,
if you don’t mind vacuuming the floor later, give the kids a few crackers or
other snacks to eat once they are inside.
Eventually, of course, you will have to dismantle your new home and
return the room to its original
appearance, but enjoy your hideout now that you have completed it!
PART TWO: Choose one of the topics below or pick your
own “How To” topic, and write a paragraph or brief essay, using some of the
expressions that indicate time. Make
sure it is written in chronological order.
Make sure you
begin with a topic sentence and try to end with a closing sentence. You should have at least 6 – 10+ sentences.
Topics to write
on:
How to Get an “A” on a Test How
to House Break a Puppy
How to Tie Your Shoes How
to Catch a Muskie
How to Wrap a Gift How to Make a Hamburger
How to Ask Someone Out for a Date How to Make a Deer Stand
PART THREE: “A”-Contract Figure out the correct chronological
order for the sentences below by putting a number in front of the
sentences. You may work with a friend on
this if you both have completed Parts One and Two. The topic sentence is in bold print.
A. Their prosperity enabled William to attend
the local grammar school, where he studied the classics.
B. He was born in to a moderately wealthy family
in Stratford-on-Avon, England, in April 1564.
C. In any event, he left Stratford somewhat
hurriedly and moved his family to London, where he actively pursued a career in
the theater.
D. The details are sketchy, and since
Shakespeare was not a letter-writer, have been pieced together from official
records.
E. At the age of18 he married Anne hathaway.
F. They had three children within three years.
1st - G.
Despite the fact that William
Shakespeare is regarded by many as “the greatest writer who ever lived,” not much
is really known about his early life.
H. It is also believed that young Will was
impressed by traveling actors who were frequent guests at the Shakespeare
household.
I. There is also the notion that he may or may
not have been involved in a poaching incident in his early twenties.
J. His father was a successful merchant and his
mother was a minister’s daughter.
K. English teachers like to hink that he taught
school to support his rapidly growing family.
