EQS WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ACTIVE VOICE

EQS: WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ACTIVE VOICE AND PASSIVE VOICE? WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF EACH? STANDARD: DEMONSTRATE COMMAND OF THE CONVENTIONS OF STANDARD ENGLISH GRAMMAR AND USAGE WHEN WRITING OR SPEAKING. B. FORM AND USE VERBS IN THE ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE.

OPENING: ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE What do you already know about active and passive voice? If you don’t know anything, what predictions can you make? EQS: WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEENACTIVE VOICE AND PASSIVE VOICE? WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF EACH? STANDARD: DEMONSTRATE COMMAND OF THE CONVENTIONS OF STANDARDENGLISH GRAMMAR AND USAGE WHEN WRITING OR SPEAKING. B. FORM AND USE VERBS IN THE ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE.

NOTES: ACTIVE VS. PASSIVE VOICE Sentences in the active voice have the subject before the verb. Sentences in the passive voice put the subject after the verb, if it’s there at all. In a passive voice sentence, the verb is always a form of “to be. ” Here are the forms of “to be”: �Am, is, are, was, were, being, been, be, were EQS: WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEENACTIVE VOICE AND PASSIVE VOICE? WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF EACH? STANDARD: DEMONSTRATE COMMAND OF THE CONVENTIONS OF STANDARDENGLISH GRAMMAR AND USAGE WHEN WRITING OR SPEAKING. B. FORM AND USE VERBS IN THE ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE.

NOTES: ACTIVE VS. PASSIVE VOICE What is the subject of a sentence? The subject of a sentence is the person, place, thing, or idea that is doing or being something. Example: Ms. Kinder is teaching. EQS: WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEENACTIVE VOICE AND PASSIVE VOICE? WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF EACH? STANDARD: DEMONSTRATE COMMAND OF THE CONVENTIONS OF STANDARDENGLISH GRAMMAR AND USAGE WHEN WRITING OR SPEAKING. B. FORM AND USE VERBS IN THE ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE.

NOTES: ACTIVE VS. PASSIVE VOICE Sentences in the active voice use stronger verbs. (More on this later. ) Sentences in the active voice are shorter than their passive counterparts and tend to have a stronger impact on the reader. � Note: “Their passive counterparts” means a sentence that means the same thing but is written in passive voice rather than active voice. EQS: WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEENACTIVE VOICE AND PASSIVE VOICE? WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF EACH? STANDARD: DEMONSTRATE COMMAND OF THE CONVENTIONS OF STANDARDENGLISH GRAMMAR AND USAGE WHEN WRITING OR SPEAKING. B. FORM AND USE VERBS IN THE ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE.

AS WE WATCH THE VIDEO, TRY TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION: WHY IS THE GIRL SPEAKING IN PASSIVE VOICE? EQS: WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEENACTIVE VOICE AND PASSIVE VOICE? WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF EACH? STANDARD: DEMONSTRATE COMMAND OF THE CONVENTIONS OF STANDARDENGLISH GRAMMAR AND USAGE WHEN WRITING OR SPEAKING. B. FORM AND USE VERBS IN THE ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE.

PRACTICE: ACTIVE OR PASSIVE VOICE? Dinner was made by my little brother. PASSIVE VOICE! My little brother made dinner. ACTIVE VOICE! The Yankees won the World Series. ACTIVE VOICE! The World Series was won by the Yankees. PASSIVE VOICE! EQS: WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEENACTIVE VOICE AND PASSIVE VOICE? WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF EACH? STANDARD: DEMONSTRATE COMMAND OF THE CONVENTIONS OF STANDARDENGLISH GRAMMAR AND USAGE WHEN WRITING OR SPEAKING. B. FORM AND USE VERBS IN THE ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE.

PRACTICE: CHANGE FROM PASSIVE TO ACTIVE VOICE. PV: The new dress code rules will be opposed by the student body. AV: The student body will oppose the new dress code rules. PV: It was decided by our teachers to let us out early today. AV: Our teachers decided to let us out early today. EQS: WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEENACTIVE VOICE AND PASSIVE VOICE? WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF EACH? STANDARD: DEMONSTRATE COMMAND OF THE CONVENTIONS OF STANDARDENGLISH GRAMMAR AND USAGE WHEN WRITING OR SPEAKING. B. FORM AND USE VERBS IN THE ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE.

CLOSING: CHANGE FROM PASSIVE TO ACTIVE VOICE. Rewrite the following sentences, changing them from passive to active voice. You must keep all information and details. Each new sentence must be 140 characters or less. A character is a letter, space, or punctuation mark. The Thanksgiving turkey dinner with cranberry sauce and stuffing was eaten by everyone, including Kristina, Jill, Nick, Kate, Matt, and Alexander. Complete both of (currently 145 characters) these! My brother, sister, and I were invited by our neighbors to the block party. The hamburgers were cooked by Freddy and the cookies were baked by Liana. (currently 149 characters) EQS: WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEENACTIVE VOICE AND PASSIVE VOICE? WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF EACH? STANDARD: DEMONSTRATE COMMAND OF THE CONVENTIONS OF STANDARDENGLISH GRAMMAR AND USAGE WHEN WRITING OR SPEAKING. B. FORM AND USE VERBS IN THE ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE.