- English Language Arts and Reading
- Grade 3
- Composition
edit drafts using standard English conventions, including:
past, present, and future verb tense;
Provide students with excerpts from a text read in class that has been rewritten to include some words written in the wrong verb tense. Have students edit the passage to reflect appropriate use of past, present, and future verb tenses. Have students check their edits with the correct verb tense in the original text.
This SE requires students to understand past, present, and future verb tense and demonstrate this knowledge by correctly editing a piece of writing.