Transcript Mem_Visual_6_1

Edit for
TenseBeginner
• Objectives: Students will edit their
writing for appropriate and
consistent tense. Students will also
eliminate grammar and punctuation
errors.
• Focusing Question: How can you
edit your writing for proper tense?
How can an editing checklist help
you improve your writing?
• Strategy: To use present and past
tense accurately by carefully
rereading the draft and highlighting
errors.
Focusing Question | Mini Lesson | Writer’s Work Time | Lesson Summary
Mini Lesson
• Editing is the last step of the writing
process when writers correct
mechanical errors.
• Edit for tense:
Present tense: I walk, you walk, he
walks
Past tense: I walked, he walked, etc.
• A common mistake is to shift tenses
for no reason.
• Use the editing checklist to identify
other punctuation and grammatical
errors.
Focusing Question | Mini Lesson | Writer’s Work Time | Lesson Summary
Writer’s
Work Time
1. Read your memoir, one
paragraph at a time.
2. Highlight or underline verbs.
3. Check that the tense is correct
and consistent.
4. Select another aspect of the
editing checklist and reread the
memoir to check for errors.
5. When you finish, post in the
Online Classroom under the
Step 6 activity Submit Your
Final Memoir.
Focusing Question | Mini Lesson | Writer’s Work Time | Lesson Summary
Lesson
Summary
• What edits did you make?
• How did these edits help you
improve your writing?
Memoir Chart: A memoir...
• can be written in either past or
present tense, but tense should be
consistent
• has complete sentences, with
subject and verb
• has correct spelling and punctuation
• has paragraphs that are indented.
Focusing Question | Mini Lesson | Writer’s Work Time | Lesson Summary