Evaluating a Text's Significance in History: Henry David Thoreau - "Civil Disobedience"
Question 12 • Common Core ELA 11 - ELA3011 CR
If you decided to sequence the story as it occurred in real life, what would be the effect(s) of using past tense for the beginning and middle but switching to present tense for the ending? Check the two boxes that apply.
Answer
A
The events of the story would seem like they were taking place in the present.
B
The events of the story would seem to lead up to the current day.
C
The shift in tense would clearly separate the two time periods for the reader.
D
All of the events of the story would seem like they had taken place in the past.