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Unit 2 WK 3 Surface Editing Activity: Verb Tense Check - Initial Post Due Monday; Peer Review Due Tuesday 9/8

Verb Tense Surface Editing Activity and Peer Review

Ideally, surface editing should take place only after you have completed all global revisions; however, since I know that the revision and editing process isn't always linear, I wanted to introduce some surface editing strategies now: the verb tense check. Using verb tenses appropriately in an essay about literature can be especially tricky, requiring the writer to carefully distinguish between proper uses of the present and past tenses.

Yes, this process is tedious. However, it is also a sure way to catch verb errors. As you become more practiced in writing, you may become better at choosing the appropriate verb during the drafting process though we should always take this extra step to proofread.

Lesson

When should I use. . .
The present tense?	Use the present tense when · Discussing works of fiction (films, novels, stories, and poems). Example: Twyla and Robert remember the events surrounding Maggie differently. · Discussing ideas/concepts and general truths. Example: Truth is sometimes ambiguous. · Quoting, paraphrasing, or summarizing an author’s ideas/argument. Example: In her critical essay, author Toni Morrison asserts that....
The past tense?	Use the past tense to describe · Real-life events that occurred in the past. Toni Morrison was born in 1931. · Fictional events that took place before readers are introduced to the story. Example: Twyla's mother put her daughter in an orphanage.
More tips on verb tense and tense consistency	Verb Tenses courtesy of The Writing Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Links to an external site.) Verb Tense Consistency. Provided by: Lumen Learning

BELOW ARE THE LINKS IN CASE YOU CAN’T ACCESS THEM IN THE MORE TIPS BOX ABOVE:

https://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/verb-tenses/

https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-styleguide/chapter/verb-tense-consistency/

Assignment Guidelines

The Verb Tense Surface Editing Assignment

Steps to Check Verb Tense

1. Please locate the last body paragraph of your essay.

2. Highlight or underline all verbs in this paragraph.

3. Check this paragraph, verb-by-verb (refer to the previous lesson on verb tenses).

4. Copy and paste your edited paragraph here.

5. Although you need only upload one paragraph for this assignment, you should eventually check all paragraphs for verb tense errors and unnecessary shifts in tense.

Peer Review Activity

2.5 pts.

After you submit your assignment, you will be assigned a classmate's paragraph to peer review at 12:15 AM the next day. Please check the verbs in this paragraph as you did for your own paragraph. If you notice any tense errors, please alert your classmate. Please note that you should not make any actual corrections to the assignment.