V5 The Passive (Les. 2)

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2,3

Welcome! Put your phones in your bag, bag at the front of the classroom, laptop on the table. 

Program

- Learning goals

- Shakespeare

- The Passive

- Homework check

- Reflection/Evaluation

- Homework

Learning goals

At the end of this lesson...

- I can use the passive correctly.

- I can answer questions about Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream correctly. 

Shakespeare

Let's do a quick summarization of what we saw last time.

Structure in literary works

Exposition: key information introduced to the reader. 

Rising action: All the events leading up to climax. (Buildup)

Climax: The highest point of tension/drama in a plot. Often, main problem is being solved.

Structure in literary works

Falling action: The periode after the dramatic confrontation of the climax.

Denouement: The final part of the play, film, narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained / resolved. 

Read the summary. 

Decide where all phases of the narrative framework start. 

The Passive

Do you remember the rules? 

Let's take a quick look!

The Passive

Is the sentence passive or active?

Can you rewrite sentences and make them passive < > active 

& vice versa?

She is reading the newspaper now.

1. Passive
2. Active

Rewrite the sentence.
She is reading the newspaper now.

These cars are produced in Japan by Toyota.

1. Passive
2. Active

Rewrite the sentence.
These cars are produced in Japan by Toyota.

Lots of houses were destroyed by the earthquake in 1906.

1. Active
2. Passive

Rewrite the sentence.
Lots of houses were destroyed by the earthquake in 1906.

The construction company has built many houses over the years.

1. Passive
2. Active

Rewrite the sentence. The construction company has built many houses over the years.

Grammar Booklet

Do the exercises on the handout 

and exercise C & D in the 

Grammar Booklet

Reflection/Evaluation

At the end of this lesson...

- I can use the passive correctly.

- I can answer questions about Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream correctly. 

Homework

Bring your WaspReporter with you to class.