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Grade 12, Language Arts Std # 1-7: Identify effective use of active and passive voice

Lesson Plans: Verbs This lesson defines the term 'verb', differentiate between action and linking verbs, and distinguishes between active and passive voice. Choosing the Best Verb This mini-lesson explores verb choice in a variety of online resources then encourages students to draw conclusions about verb use which they can apply to their own writing. Active and Passive Voice An activity to help students understand passive voice in present and past tenses

Resources: Active or Passive Voice Online activity Active to Passive Transformation Online Activity Active and Passive Tense Voice Printable Voice Chart Active and Passive Voice Tutorials Many different tutorials Purdue Online Writing Lab Discusses the use of active and passive voice University of West Florida Writing Lab Handouts Active and Passive Voice PowerPoint presentation using active and passive voice Active and Passive Voice Notes on active and passive voice Guide to Grammar and Writing Useful teacher information The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation Contains rules, worksheets and activities to use to teach grammar Active and Passive Voice Rules and examples of active and passive voice Integrating Target Structures This lesson plan focuses on the use of recycling language, namely the passive voice. Suggestions for English Language Learners: ESL Ideas (B=Beginning, I=Intermediate, T=Transitional) (B) Using a list for reference, students highlight forms of the verb "to be" in written material. (I) Students identify sentences written in the passive voice by highlighting forms of the verb "to be" in written material. (T) Students rewrite sentences from the passive voice to the active voice and from the active voice to the passive voice.
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