Use literary present for analysis and controlled past-tense shifts for plot summary (L.5.1.b-d review)
Exercise Difficulty 4 ~7 min eng.g5.s.ex_25

Tense Audit Paragraph

Prompt

Audit 1 paragraph of YOUR draft for tense control. Mark each verb: ANALYSIS = present (green underline) or PLOT = past (blue underline). Flag any inappropriate shifts.

How it's presented
mode revision on handwriting
Answer criteria
type rubric
criteria
All verbs markedShifts flaggedInappropriate shifts corrected
Hints
  1. Analytical = what AUTHOR does (uses, shows, reveals).
  2. Plot = what CHARACTERS did (arrived, walked, said).
Misconceptions to watch
  • Marks all in past (drifts from literary present)
  • Doesn't distinguish analytical from plot
Used in lessons