Grade 05 ELA - EC: E05.D.1.1.2
Grade 05 ELA - EC: E05.D.1.1.2
Continuum of Activities
The list below represents a continuum of activities: resources categorized by Standard/Eligible Content that teachers may use to move students toward proficiency. Using LEA curriculum and available materials and resources, teachers can customize the activity statements/questions for classroom use.
This continuum of activities offers:
- Instructional activities designed to be integrated into planned lessons
- Questions/activities that grow in complexity
- Opportunities for differentiation for each student’s level of performance
Grade Levels
5th Grade
Course, Subject
English Language Arts
Related Academic Standards / Eligible Content
Activities
- Identify verbs and helping verbs in writing.
- Define perfect verb tenses (past, present, and future) and tell when each is used.
- Determine which perfect verb tense (past, present, or future) is used in writing.
- Apply understanding of using perfect verb tenses by identifying the perfect verb tenses in the following sentences:
- Susan had run in several races before fall.
- By 2017, we will have known each other for 10 years.
- Ben had done only some of his homework when class ended.
- The consistent loud music has affected my hearing.
- Sam has looked forward to this day for years.
- Explain the process of how to choose correct perfect verbs tenses.
- Construct sentences that demonstrate correct perfect verb tense use.
Answer Key/Rubric
- Student identifies verbs in writing. Verbs are words that describe an action, state, or occurrence. Helping verbs include: am, as, are, was, were, been, be, can, has, shall, will, do, does, did, have, should, may, might, being, would, must, could, had.
- Student states that perfect verb tenses are used to show the timing of one event compared to another. They are formed with helping verbs have, has, had, will, and shall and the past participle of the verb.
- Present perfect tense – Shows an action that just recently finished or one completed at sometime in the past. Present perfect verb tense uses has or have as helping verbs. (Example: I have played basketball.)
- Past perfect tense – Shows action that came directly before another past action. Past perfect tense uses the helping verb had. (Example: I had played basketball.)
- Future perfect tense – Shows action that will happen before another action happens in the future. Future perfect tense uses the helping verbs will have and shall have. (Example: By tomorrow, I will have played basketball.)
- Student determines which perfect verb tense (past, present, or future) is used to show the time relationship between two elements in a sentence. The student correctly identifies the helping verb and the past participle of the verb.
- Student applies understanding of using perfect verb tenses by identifying the perfect verb tenses in the following sentences:
- Susan had run in several races before fall. (This sentence shows that Susan ran the races before fall. It is past perfect tense. The helping verb had is used.)
- By 2017, we will have known each other for 10 years. (This sentence shows that we will have known each other by some time in the figure. It is future perfect tense. The helping verbs will and have are used.)
- Ben had done only some of his homework when class ended. (This sentence shows the order between when Ben did his homework and when class ended. It is past perfect tense. The helping verb had is used.)
- The consistent loud music has affected my hearing. (This sentence shows that the music that has recently finished is responsible for the damage. It is present perfect tense. The helping verb has is used.)
- Sam has looked forward to this day for years. (This sentence shows that the day that’s been looked forward to has recently been completed. It is present perfect tense. The helping verb has is used.)
- Student explains how to choose the correct perfect verb tense. To do this, the student needs to consider the time relationship of elements in a sentence. Then the student needs to choose the correct helping verbs to use with the past participle of the verb. This requires the student to thoughtfully explain and clarify which perfect verb tense is needed and which words are needed. Being able to “prove” which perfect verb tense is needed assures that the student understands the verbs and their uses.
- Student constructs sentences that use past, present, and future perfect verb tenses correctly. Using the correct perfect verb tenses should be evident in a variety of venues including stand-alone sentences, as well as being a part of larger writings.
