Composition: Editing Drafts For Consistent And Appropriate Use Of Verb Tenses (TEKS.ELA.6.10.D.ii)
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Texas 6th Grade ELA › Composition: Editing Drafts For Consistent And Appropriate Use Of Verb Tenses (TEKS.ELA.6.10.D.ii)
On Monday, I walk into the community garden to help with the harvest. The sun was low, and the air smells like tomatoes and mint. Mr. Lopez hands me a basket, and I am picking beans while Maya counted the squash. We talk about recipes, and she will suggests roasting with herbs. A butterfly lands on the scarecrow and flutters away, which made me laugh. By the time we finish, the wheelbarrow is full, and we were carry it carefully over the bumpy path. I promise I bring homemade bread tomorrow and told them I would bring lemonade too also.
Which revision corrects all verb tense errors?
On Monday, I walked into the community garden to help with the harvest. The sun was low, and the air smells like tomatoes and mint. Mr. Lopez handed me a basket, and I picked beans while Maya counted the squash. We talked about recipes, and she suggested roasting with herbs. A butterfly landed on the scarecrow and flutters away, which made me laugh. By the time we finished, the wheelbarrow was full, and we carried it carefully over the bumpy path. I promised I would bring homemade bread tomorrow and told them I would bring lemonade too.
On Monday, I walked into the community garden to help with the harvest. The sun was low, and the air smelled like tomatoes and mint. Mr. Lopez handed me a basket, and I picked beans while Maya counted the squash. We talked about recipes, and she suggested roasting with herbs. A butterfly landed on the scarecrow and fluttered away, which made me laugh. By the time we finished, the wheelbarrow was full, and we carried it carefully over the bumpy path. I promised I would bring homemade bread tomorrow and told them I would bring lemonade too.
On Monday, I walk into the community garden to help with the harvest. The sun is low, and the air smells like tomatoes and mint. Mr. Lopez hands me a basket, and I pick beans while Maya counts the squash. We talk about recipes, and she suggests roasting with herbs. A butterfly lands on the scarecrow and flutters away, which made me laugh. By the time we finish, the wheelbarrow is full, and we carry it carefully over the bumpy path. I promise I will bring homemade bread tomorrow and tell them I will bring lemonade too.
On Monday, I will walk into the community garden to help with the harvest. The sun will be low, and the air will smell like tomatoes and mint. Mr. Lopez will hand me a basket, and I will pick beans while Maya was counting the squash. We will talk about recipes, and she will suggest roasting with herbs. A butterfly will land on the scarecrow and fluttered away. By the time we finish, the wheelbarrow will be full, and we were carrying it over the bumpy path. I will promise to bring homemade bread and told them I would bring lemonade too.
Explanation
B maintains consistent past tense throughout the paragraph, correcting all shifts. A and C fix some verbs but leave others in the wrong tense; D includes multiple future and past mismatches. Extension: Rewrite one sentence from the passage in past, present, and future. Scaffold: Use a verb tense chart (past/present/future) with examples. Enrichment: Compare how tense changes a scene's meaning, such as flashbacks or foreshadowing in literature.
During the science fair, I set up my volcano model and explains how it works. My partner taped the poster while I am pouring the vinegar into the chamber. The crowd gathers, and one boy asked if it will erupt again. I say yes and then reminded him to step back. The foam explodes over the tray and splashed onto the table. We laugh, but our teacher will comes over with towels. After we clean, we wrote notes about what went well and discuss improvements we try next time, because the regional fair is next month and we are excited.
Which revision corrects all verb tense errors?
During the science fair, I set up my volcano model and explain how it works. My partner tapes the poster while I pour the vinegar into the chamber. The crowd gathers, and one boy asks if it will erupt again. I say yes and then remind him to step back. The foam explodes over the tray and splashes onto the table. We laugh, but our teacher comes over with towels. After we clean, we write notes about what went well and discuss improvements we will try next time, because the regional fair is next month and we are excited.
During the science fair, I set up my volcano model and explained how it works. My partner taped the poster while I poured the vinegar into the chamber. The crowd gathered, and one boy asked if it will erupt again. I said yes and then remind him to step back. The foam exploded over the tray and splashed onto the table. We laughed, but our teacher will come over with towels. After we cleaned, we wrote notes about what went well and discussed improvements we will try next time, because the regional fair is next month and we were excited.
During the science fair, I set up my volcano model and explains how it worked. My partner taped the poster while I poured the vinegar into the chamber. The crowd gathered, and one boy asked if it would erupt again. I said yes and then reminded him to step back. The foam exploded over the tray and splashed onto the table. We laughed, but our teacher came over with towels. After we cleaned, we wrote notes about what went well and discussed improvements we try next time, because the regional fair was next month and we were excited.
During the science fair, I set up my volcano model and explained how it worked. My partner taped the poster while I poured the vinegar into the chamber. The crowd gathered, and one boy asked if it would erupt again. I said yes and then reminded him to step back. The foam exploded over the tray and splashed onto the table. We laughed, but our teacher came over with towels. After we cleaned, we wrote notes about what went well and discussed improvements we would try next time, because the regional fair was next month and we were excited.
Explanation
D keeps the entire paragraph in past tense, correcting every shift. A stays in present; B and C fix some verbs but leave others inconsistent. Extension: Rewrite one sentence from the passage in past, present, and future. Scaffold: Use a verb tense chart (past/present/future) with examples. Enrichment: Analyze how authors use tense for flashbacks and foreshadowing in stories.
Before the big match, our team warms up on the field and stretched our legs. Coach blows the whistle, and we are ran through passing drills. I pass to Lina, but she slipped and falls, then laughed as she got back up. The clouds were rolling in, and a cool wind kicks across the grass. Coach said we will scrimmage for ten minutes, so I am taking the goal while Omar guarded midfield. When the whistle blew, I charge forward and was stealing the ball. We finish practice together and will meet at the snack stand after we changed today.
Which revision corrects all verb tense errors?
Before the big match, our team warmed up on the field and stretched our legs. Coach blew the whistle, and we ran through passing drills. I passed to Lina, but she slipped and fell, then laughed as she got back up. The clouds rolled in, and a cool wind kicked across the grass. Coach said we would scrimmage for ten minutes, so I took the goal while Omar guarded midfield. When the whistle blew, I charged forward and stole the ball. We finished practice together and met at the snack stand after we changed.
Before the big match, our team warms up on the field and stretches our legs. Coach blows the whistle, and we run through passing drills. I pass to Lina, but she slips and falls, then laughs as she gets back up. The clouds roll in, and a cool wind kicks across the grass. Coach says we will scrimmage for ten minutes, so I take the goal while Omar guards midfield. When the whistle blows, I charge forward and steal the ball. We finish practice together and meet at the snack stand after we change.
Before the big match, our team warmed up on the field and stretched our legs. Coach blew the whistle, and we ran through passing drills. I passed to Lina, but she slips and falls, then laughed as she got back up. The clouds rolled in, and a cool wind kicked across the grass. Coach said we would scrimmage for ten minutes, so I take the goal while Omar guarded midfield. When the whistle blew, I charged forward and stole the ball. We finished practice together and met at the snack stand after we changed.
Before the big match, our team warms up on the field and stretched our legs. Coach blows the whistle, and we ran through passing drills. I pass to Lina, but she slipped and falls, then laughed as she gets back up. The clouds were rolling in, and a cool wind kicked across the grass. Coach said we will scrimmage for ten minutes, so I am taking the goal while Omar guards midfield. When the whistle blows, I charge forward and was stealing the ball. We finish practice together and will meet at the snack stand after we changed.
Explanation
A uses past tense consistently, correcting all shifts. B keeps everything present; C and D still mix present, past, or future forms. Extension: Rewrite one sentence from the passage in past, present, and future. Scaffold: Use a verb tense chart (past/present/future) with examples. Enrichment: Discuss how tense affects pacing and suspense in a sports scene.
Every Saturday, my brother and I start a new recipe, and last weekend we chooses veggie tacos. We chop onions while the skillet was heating, and I am stirring the beans with spices. The kitchen smells amazing, and our dog waited by the counter because he will hopes for a drop. When the tortillas warmed, my brother flips them and laughed when one falls. I taste the salsa and say it needed more lime. After we eat, we will washed the dishes and talked about which recipe we try next week, since our plan is to keep learning together anyway.
Which revision corrects all verb tense errors?
Every Saturday, my brother and I start a new recipe, and last weekend we chose veggie tacos. We chop onions while the skillet heats, and I stir the beans with spices. The kitchen smells amazing, and our dog waits by the counter because he hopes for a drop. When the tortillas warm, my brother flips them and laughs when one falls. I taste the salsa and say it needs more lime. After we eat, we wash the dishes and talk about which recipe we will try next week, since our plan is to keep learning together.
Every Saturday, my brother and I start a new recipe, and last weekend we chose veggie tacos. We chopped onions while the skillet heated, and I stirred the beans with spices. The kitchen smelled amazing, and our dog waited by the counter because he hoped for a drop. When the tortillas warmed, my brother flipped them and laughed when one fell. I tasted the salsa and said it needed more lime. After we eat, we washed the dishes and talked about which recipe we would try next week, since our plan was to keep learning together.
Last weekend, my brother and I started a new recipe and chose veggie tacos. We chopped onions while the skillet heated, and I stirred the beans with spices. The kitchen smelled amazing, and our dog waited by the counter because he hoped for a drop. When the tortillas warmed, my brother flipped them and laughed when one fell. I tasted the salsa and said it needed more lime. After we ate, we washed the dishes and talked about which recipe we would try next week, since our plan was to keep learning together.
Every Saturday, my brother and I started a new recipe, and last weekend we choose veggie tacos. We chop onions while the skillet was heating, and I stirred the beans with spices. The kitchen smelled amazing, and our dog waits by the counter because he will hope for a drop. When the tortillas warmed, my brother flipped them and laughs when one falls. I tasted the salsa and say it needed more lime. After we ate, we will wash the dishes and talk about which recipe we try next week, since our plan is to keep learning together.
Explanation
C consistently uses past tense to correct all errors. A and B each fix several verbs but leave tense mismatches; D mixes present, past, and future. Extension: Rewrite one sentence from the passage in past, present, and future. Scaffold: Use a verb tense chart (past/present/future) with examples. Enrichment: Explore how shifting tense can signal flashbacks or foreshadow future events in a narrative.