Page 2 Chronological Order

Strange but True

In this lesson, you will read non-fiction texts.

• Canadian Space Achievements
• Biographies
• Weather
• News/Articles

Chronological Order

Chronological order organizes information by the time, when each event occurred.

Non-fiction passages that are organized chronologically often contain dates.

"From Glenn to Glenn" is a text with a chronological timeline. It contains several structural clues to help readers:

• arrows show where to begin and in which direction to move your eye
  
  
• colours show the direction to read; the colour at the top of the first column, matches the colour at the bottom of the next column
  
  
• captions summarize main ideas, such as dates and subject of pictures
  
  
• headings and subheadings organize information according to key ideas, such as dates
  
  
• lines and dividers organize information so a viewer/reader can scan for specific details (in this article, boxes contain key dates)
  

1. learn about two organizational patterns (chronological order and comparison and contrast) in writing

1. read a narrative biography
   

1. take notes and write an organized paragraph