{"id":102,"date":"2019-09-16T01:35:45","date_gmt":"2019-09-16T05:35:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=102"},"modified":"2025-07-25T22:34:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T02:34:11","slug":"using-powerpoint-teacher-evaluations-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=102","title":{"rendered":"Using Passive and Active Voice"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"102\" class=\"elementor elementor-102\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-69ebf60 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69ebf60\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-971d346\" data-id=\"971d346\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-180119a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"180119a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f28f3e\" data-id=\"1f28f3e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cce9482\" data-id=\"cce9482\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cc3b18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3cc3b18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Developing strong writing skills in upper elementary students isn\u2019t just beneficial\u2014it\u2019s game-changing. One important area that helps build clarity and structure in their writing is understanding the <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">active<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> and <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">passive voice<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/p><p>This post will walk you through the difference between these two writing styles, with hands-on activities to boost engagement and confidence. Grab the handout and let\u2019s jump in!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c7b610 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1c7b610\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/flipchart\/reading\/active-passive-voice\/Active-and-Passive-Voice.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-md\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-paper-plane\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get the handout.<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-774977a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"774977a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd19384\" data-id=\"bd19384\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a24e9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a24e9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Activities for Teaching Passive and Active Voice<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-260e456 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"260e456\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Activity 1: Teach the Rules<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e3dd11d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e3dd11d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a82eb7\" data-id=\"7a82eb7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19b9890 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"19b9890\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/flipchart\/reading\/active-passive-voice\/passive-active-voice-teaching-activities-3.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Teaching Active and Passive Voice\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-95a739e\" data-id=\"95a739e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-214b755 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"214b755\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Teaching students the rules associated with voice usage is essential to lay a solid foundation. I like to use an anchor chart as it provides a reference for students to use while studying and learning.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul style=\"color: #4a474b; font-family: Comfortaa, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: start;\"><li><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Active voice<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0= the subject\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">does something<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Passive voice<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0= something\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">is done<\/span>\u00a0<em>to<\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> the subject<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b2121f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b2121f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><span style=\"color: #437c62; font-family: 'Paytone One', sans-serif; font-size: 20px; text-align: justify;\">Active Voice<\/span><\/div><div><ul style=\"text-align: justify;\"><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The subject of the sentence performs the action.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Active voice makes sentences more direct, clear, and concise.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It is often used in persuasive writing or when emphasizing the actor or the action.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Passive Voice<\/span><\/h4><ul style=\"text-align: justify;\"><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The subject of the sentence receives the action.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Passive voice is used when the actor or agent is unknown, unimportant, or should not be emphasized.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It is often used in scientific or technical writing or when emphasizing the action rather than the actor.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e790281 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e790281\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb0f784\" data-id=\"cb0f784\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4c31a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4c31a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Activity 2 &#8211; Lights, Camera, Grammar<\/h3><p>To help students learn about active and passive voice, we recommend using instructional videos to reinforce the concepts. 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about Instructional Video<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7d50ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7d50ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Video 1\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">explains the different voices and provides examples.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">(Duration: 6:05)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e80411\" data-id=\"8e80411\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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about Instructional Video<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c52b46f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c52b46f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Video 2 <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">provides a step-by-step guide for converting sentences from passive to active voice. \u00a0(Duration: 3:24) <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-123bb3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"123bb3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Activity 3 &#8211; Sorting Activity<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7190341 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7190341\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b2000d5\" data-id=\"b2000d5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fda3827 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fda3827\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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Provide sentence cards\u201416 in total\u2014and ask students to sort them into \u201cActive\u201d and \u201cPassive\u201d categories.<\/p><p>Laminate the cards for reuse. Toss in a couple Solo cups for the piles, and boom\u2014grammar sorting station achieved.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-01291ef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"01291ef\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-99738cd\" data-id=\"99738cd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce04239 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce04239\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Activity 4 &#8211; Rewrite It<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d2b6e3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d2b6e3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e4243cc\" data-id=\"e4243cc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd590ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cd590ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/flipchart\/reading\/active-passive-voice\/passive-active-voice-teaching-activities-2.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"Teaching Active and Passive Voice\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9cf11d6\" data-id=\"9cf11d6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bd53bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8bd53bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For further practice, Activity 4 provides a handout and cards. Students engage in rewriting passive voice sentences into active voice sentences. This activity reinforces their understanding of the concepts while allowing for creative expression.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f797357 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f797357\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Activity 5 &#8211; Quiz Time<\/h3><p>Check students&#8217; understanding of this skill with a quiz covering identifying and transforming passive and active voice sentences. The printable quiz tests two skills. In the first exercise, students identify sentences as active or passive. 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