How Is Writing Organized? Some writing is organized by time. Time words show when things happen and help readers put events in sequence.

Practice Together

Note Sequence As you read the passage, use the time words to identify the sequence of events.

Make a Time Line The time line shows events from “Return to Titanic.” What happened April 10, 1912? The answer is listed under the date.

Time Line

Sometimes several important events occur on the same date. Reread the part of the text that describes the events of April 14. Use the time words to identify the sequence. List these events on the time line.

Try It!

Finish the time line by rereading the rest of the text and using the time words. Be sure to add the discovery of Titanic.

Give an Oral Presentation Use your time line to tell what happened to Titanic, in sequence. Use time words to tell

• • a date or time, such as April 14, 1912 or at midnight

• • the order of events, such as first, next, and then.