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Graphic organisers
Sequencing: A timeline chart
Subject(s):
Any subject
Age group(s):
8–11, 12–14, 15–16
Topic:
Key visuals
Licence information | This resource is free to use for educational purposes. ©British Council 2015
Source | This resource was originally developed by Nerissa Lea and has been adapted by EAL Nexus.
Visual diagrams can help us to:
- understand information
- structure writing.
Sequencing organisers
A timeline can be used to
sequence/arrange events in a
chronological (time) order.
This is a timeline
A timeline
A timeline
is used ...
... to recount
events that
occurred over
a period time.
An example
The King's Speech
The King's Speech
May 1910–
Jan 1936
King George V
Jan 1936–
Dec 1936
King Edward
VIII
Dec 1936–
Feb 1952
King George
VI
The King's Speech
May 1910Jan 1936Dec 1936Jan 1936
Dec 1936
Feb 1952
King George V King Edward VIII King George VI
A timeline
is used ...
... to recount events that
occurred over a period time.
The King's Speech
May 1910Jan 1936Dec 1936Jan 1936
Dec 1936
Feb 1952
King George V King Edward VIII King George VI
A timeline ... to recount events that occurred
is used ... over a period time.
Writing practice
The King's Speech
_____ King George V died in January 1936, his eldest
son Edward ascended the throne.
_________, King Edward VIII abdicated because ...
so his brother became king.
________, King George VI tried to overcome his
stammer.
This film showed how he succeeded ________ with
the help of an Australian speech therapist.
for many years, in the end,
shortly after, when
Check your work
The King's Speech
When King George V died in January 1936, his eldest
son Edward ascended the throne.
Shortly after, King Edward VIII abdicated because
... so his brother became king.
For many years, King George VI tried to overcome his
stammer.
This film showed how he succeeded in the end with
the help of an Australian speech therapist.
Your next task:
Sequencing
Can you use any of these sentence
starters for your task?
The story begins when …
The next thing that happens is …
The problem is …
Then …
The story ends when …
In the morning …
In the afternoon …
Later …
Eventually …
First …
Next …
As a result …
Then ...
Finally, …