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Rationale: This is an instruction on using consistent verb tenses and applying them to realistic
fiction stories.!
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Standards: !
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.3.D!
Use precise words and phrases, relevant descriptive details, and sensory language to capture
the action and convey experiences and events.!
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.5!
With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as
needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well
purpose and audience have been addressed. !
Objectives: To have the students understand verb tenses and how they relate to other words.
Then to have them apply what they have learned to their short story.!
Materials:!
Projector!
Short Stories!
Paper or Post-Its for Exit Slip!
Students will continue to apply this to their stories for the next 10 to 15 minutes depending on
the amount of time and then the other half of the lesson will begin !
Differentiation: The examples I use will be different kinds of verb tense examples that will allow
all the students to understand the concept depending on the kind of sentence is used as an
example.!
Assessment: I will have the students write an exit ticket on a piece of paper or post-its that
asks the questions: Do you think you will be able to identify inconsistent verb tenses in
the future? and Could you explain what a consistent verb tense is to someone else?