2.15 To sequence things according to criteria

English first additional language

Grade 6

Module 26

To sequence things according to criteria

Activity 1:

To sequence things according to criteria

[lo 5.2.2]

Today we are going to practise putting events into the correct order. The boy in this story is very clever! His name is Danny. He saw a sheep trapped on a ledge. He had to rescue it, or it might have fallen off the ledge and drowned in the sea. He used these six things to rescue the sheep: an apple; cotton; tree at top of cliff; walking stick; strong rope; heavy log.

Study the pictures below very carefully to see what Danny did.

After you have studied the pictures, read the sentences below. Rewrite them in the correct order.

1. He tied the walking stick to one end of the rope.
2. When the sheep was eating the apple, Danny lowered the walking stick very slowly down the cliff.
3. Danny put the rope over a branch of the tree.
4. He hooked the walking stick under the sheep's horns.
5. Danny tied the apple to the cotton.
6. The log fell down the cliff and the sheep was pulled up.
7. Danny tied the heavy log to the other end of the rope.
8. He lowered the apple down to the sheep.

9. He pushed the heavy log off the cliff.

Educator’s Assessment Chart:

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Assessment

Memorandum

In this activity, learners are asked to look at a series of pictures and the sentences that go with them. Once they have studied the pictures carefully, they should be able to order the sentences so that the story makes sense. Once again, this activity could also be done in a group or in partners. It would be advisable to discuss the pictures and to read through the sentences with the class before allowing them to begin.

The sequence should be:

1. Danny tied the apple to the cotton.
2. Danny put the rope over a branch of the tree.
3. He tied the walking stick to one end of the rope.
4. Danny tied the heavy log to the other end of the rope.
5. He lowered the apple down to the sheep.
6. When the sheep was eating the apple, Danny lowered the walking stick very slowly down the cliff.
7. He hooked the walking stick under the sheep's horns.
8. He pushed the heavy log off the cliff.
9. The log fell down the cliff and the sheep was pulled up.

Make use of the Educator’s Assessment Chart to complete your assessment.