BEGINNING, MIDDLE, AND END
9 May 2013 3633
DO NOW
Read the story
Answer the questions using complete sentences
Answer with proof
Think about the
beginning, middle, and
ending of a story.
GOOD READERS
WHAT WE’VE DONE SO FAR…
Inference
Dialogue
Details
WHAT’S HAPPENING TODAY
Beginning
Middle
End
What does that mean?
Sequencing!
WHAT IS SEQUENCING?
Getting things in the right order.
Beginning, middle, and end
order of things: the order in which things are
arranged, actions are carried out, or events happen
You have to start somewhere……
Why not the beginning?
Once upon a time….
In a galaxy far, far, away….
When I woke up on
Wednesday…..
Here’s the big question: What’s
the first thing that happens?
WHEN YOU WRITE A STORY…
When I woke up on
Wednesday, it was
raining.
After the beginning, all
the stuff that happens
next is in the middle.
There is action in the
middle.
Things happen to the
characters.
WHEN YOU WRITE A STORY…
When I woke up on
Wednesday, it was
raining. I thought to
myself “if I were a tree, I
would love this weather.”
And then, like magic, I
was a tree! I was a tree
for a year.
The last thing is the
ending.
An ending usually
helps make all the stuff
before it make sense.
An ending also gives
you a conclusion to a
story.
WHEN YOU WRITE A STORY…
When I woke up on Wednesday,
it was raining. I thought to
myself “if I were a tree, I would
love this weather.” And then,
like magic, I was a tree! I was
a tree for a year. At the end of
the year, a kindly old wizard
changed me back into a
human.
HOW DO YOU FIND THE ORDER OF EVENTS?
Read the passage
THINK! What would make sense? What is the
logical order?
Write the logical order out
Yes, it really is that easy!
Practice: Sequencing Smallest to Largest
LET’S USE A GO TO HELP US….
Read the passage
Use the GO to write down the order of events
Complete the GO for Baking Cookies
Stop there, we will discuss this.
Complete the GO for Inside the Game
Complete your Exit Ticket
When you are done with everything, please work
on your weekly Reading Pack