Comprehension

C. 004 Narrative Text Structure

The Main Events
Objective
The student will sequence events in a story.

Materials
▶ Narrative text
Choose text within students’ instructional-independent reading level range.
▶ Student sheet
▶ Pencil

Activity
Students write the main events of a story in sequential order using a graphic organizer.
1. Provide the student with a copy of the text and a student sheet.
2. The student reads or reviews the text.
3. Writes the title and author on the student sheet.
4. Writes the events in sequential order.
5. Teacher evaluation

Name
The Main Eve
nts

Title C.004

Problem orCon
flict:

Event

1
Event

2
Event

3
Event

4
Event

5
Event

6
Resolution

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Extensions and Adaptations

▶ Share information from the student sheet with a partner and discuss story.
▶ Sequence events.
▶ Describe what happened first, next, then, and last in the story.
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Name
The Main Events C. 004
Title: Author:
Problem or Conflict:

Event

1
Event

2
Event

3
Event

4
Event

5
Event

6
Resolution

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C. 004 The Main Events

3.

6.
Author:

2.

5.
Title:

1.

4.

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Name
The Main Events C. 004
Event 2

Event 4

Event 6
Author:

Event 1

Event 3

Event 5
Title:

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C. 004 The Main Events

at happened then?

t happened last?
4. Wha
3. Wh
Author:

at happened next?
t happened first?
1. Wha

2. Wh
Title:

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