----- Original Message ----- From: "Judy Givati" <jesg50@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: a curiosity WHAT???? Is Harry Potter written in present simple? Huck Finn / War and Peace????? You wrote: > Just out of curiosity, what is your opinion as to what tense students > should > use when writing the plot for a book report? I've accepted it in either > present or past, as long as the tense is consistent. I just was informed > by > another teacher that it should be written only in present tense. What is > your perspective? ----------------------------------------------- ** Etni homepage - http://www.etni.org or - http://www.etni.org.il ** ** for help - ask@xxxxxxxx ** ** to post to this list - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** -----------------------------------------------