Sequence Words

📖Story Brief #16

We use first, then, next, finally.

🎯 Your mission

Read the story. Find the heart of it.

⚡ The twist

What a character does says more than what they say.

What You'll Learn

We use first, then, next, finally. Sequence words help us retell. We use first, then, next, finally. Sequence words help us retell.

We use first, then, next, finally.

Sequence words help us retell.

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Can we use words like first, then, next, finally?

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