Focusing QuestionFocusing Question | Mini Lesson | Writer’s Work Time | Lesson SummaryMini LessonWriter’s Work TimeLesson Summary Edit for Tense- Beginner 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 QuestionFocusing Question | Mini Lesson | Writer’s Work Time | Lesson SummaryMini LessonWriter’s Work TimeLesson 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 QuestionFocusing Question | Mini Lesson | Writer’s Work Time | Lesson SummaryMini LessonWriter’s Work TimeLesson 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 QuestionFocusing Question | Mini Lesson | Writer’s Work Time | Lesson SummaryMini LessonWriter’s Work TimeLesson 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.