Tense consistency: abdopus octopus
Whiteboard Challenges
Challenge 1
Rewrite the first sentence so that the actions listed are in the past tense.
Challenge 2
Continue the second sentence, making sure that the tense is consistent.
Challenge 3
Write your own scintillating sentence about the Abdopus octopus featured in the film clip, using some of the descriptive words from the Word Wall. Make sure that the tense is consistent throughout your sentence.
Whiteboard Challenges
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1) The cameraman is looking everywhere for the octopus, but its impressive camouflage is making it hard to find.
2) Having just left the relative safety of the rock pool, …
Word Wall
Abdopus octopus
marine invertebrate
low tide
suckers
rock pool
landlubber
otherworldly
mottled
bulging
lurked
hauled
startled
crab killer