2nd Grade / Verb Usage – Future Tense Editing Invitation 2nd Grade / Verb Usage – Future Tense

Excerpt from The Plot Chickens Invitation to Notice Maxine gathered her courage. Then she plunged her sharp beak into the tip of the wolf’s tender nose. Maxine’s mother swoops in to save her in the nick of time. Now I will revise it until it’s perfect, then send it to a publisher. We have talked about past and present tense verbs. This week we will notice future tense verbs Day 1 Excerpt from The Plot Chickens (pgs. 11, 13, 20)

Review Day 2 Verbs have different tenses. Past Present The action did happen. Maxine gathered. She plunged. I jumped. The boy skipped. Present This action is happening. She swoops. We hide. I jump. The boy skips. Day 2

Future tense verbs tell about something that is going to happen. Teach Future tense verbs tell about something that is going to happen. Future The action will happen. I will revise. The wolf will follow. I will jump. The boy will skip. Day 1

Teach Follow the link below to explore the future tense verb lesson from Study Zone. http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/g/verbtensefuturel3.cfm Day 1

Invitation to Imitate Day 2 Imitate a sentence using a future tense verb: Now I will revise it until it’s perfect. He is going to the movies tonight. I am leaving for Mexico next week Day 2

Write a sentence using a future tense verb: Invitation to Write Write a sentence using a future tense verb: will jump will sneeze will skip will scream Day 3

Invitation to Celebrate Share an original sentence that includes a future tense verb. Day 4

Invitation to Compare Day 5 Maxine will write the letter after lunch. A Maxine write the letter after lunch. B Maxine written the letter after lunch. C Maxine wrote the letter after lunch. D maxine will write the letter after lunch. Day 5

Invitation to Edit Day 5 Henrietta was finished with her book. (2) She wanted to send it off, but the post office was closed. (3) She mail it in the morning. What change, if any, should be made in sentence 3? change mail to will mail change mail to mailed change mail to mailing Make no change. Day 5