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Chronological Order Worksheet
Famous Artists

Overview: Chronological order is one type of text structure. When a writer is using chronological order as a text structure, he or she is putting info in order of time.

Directions: read each paragraph. A graphic organizer is used to show the structure of the text. Fill in the missing boxes with the appropriate info.

	
1. Rembrandt is a famous artist known for his oil paintings. He was born in 1606. He knew that he wanted to be a painter by 1620, when he was at college. Rembrandt was ambitious. By 1625 he had opened his own art studio. He would go on to paint many masterpieces. 

2. Pablo Picasso is known for his abstract style. That means that his art looks out of this world. Picasso's father was also an artist. He started training him when Picasso was seven. When Picasso was 13, he was so good that his father quit painting. At the age of 16, Picasso went to art school. 

3. Andy Warhol made some outrageous art. He's the guy who painted the soup can in 1962. Or maybe one of his friends painted it. It's hard to say. Another one of his famous works is of Chinese leader, Mao Zedong. That really upset people. He painted that in 1973. In 1984 he painted a picture of Prince for the movie Purple Rain. Most people liked that one.