DIASCRIPTIVE READING IV

Sequence

Instructions: If possible, print this activity and fill in the lines as you go along. If you can't print this page, use a sheet of paper to write the answers you find on the Internet.

Objectives:

By completing this activity, you will:

·        Read for sequence information

·        Write about events in sequence

·        Identify a sequence using time/order words

·        Organize a sequence chronologically

·        Interpret a sequence of events in a chart

·        Rewrite a sequence of events to a new chart format

1. Go to the University of Illinois Extension web site at: www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/home/index.html.

2. Scroll down the page and click on Thrifty Living.

3. Scroll down the page and at the bottom menu click on Consumer Economics. Then scroll down and click on To Open a Checking Account.

4. Read the article. List the sequence of steps on the lines below.

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5. Rewrite the sequence, using three main events on the lines below.

First ___________________________________________________________________

Then ___________________________________________________________________

Finally__________________________________________________________________

6. Scroll down and at the bottom menu click on Foods & Nutrition.

7. Scroll down the page, click on Basic Quick Mix, and read the information.

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8. Scroll down the page to the bottom menu and click on Wellness. Scroll down and click on Childhood Immunizations. Then scroll down the page and click on the link that states Click Here For A Chart Of When Children Should Receive Their Shots. Review the When to Get Your Child's Shots chart.

9. Write the order of the shots in the correct sequence (birth to 16 years) in the boxes below.

Age of Child

Shots to Get

Birth to 6 months

  

12 to 18 months

  

4 to 6 years

  

11 to 12 years

  

14 to 16 years

  

10. Return to www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/thriftyliving/index.html if you wish to bookmark it on your computer.