Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb voice and mood (CCSS L.8.1.d)
Exercise
Difficulty 4
~9 min
eng.g8.f.ex_47
Mentor Audit
Prompt
Audit 1 paragraph from Adichie OR Coates for voice and mood. Identify shifts. Justified or unjustified? Why might the published writer have chosen each?
M-8-F-EX-47-A
Interactive
Physical / non-image
Mentor-paragraph audit worksheet with passage + verb-circling space + label slots + justification column. Print-ready 11x17.
Answer criteria
type
rubric
rubric
Verbs labeled + shifts identified + each justified or critiqued = mastery
Hints
- Published writers sometimes shift for rhetorical effect — justify what you see.
- Identify whether the shift serves emphasis, pace, or registry.
Misconceptions to watch
- Treats all mentor shifts as automatically justified.
- Treats all shifts as unjustified.