Engaging with Active and Passive Voice

• English
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

Engaging with Active and Passive Voice

Learning Objective

Understand the differences between active and passive voice and apply this knowledge to improve writing skills.

What do you already know about active and passive voice?

Slide 1: Introduction to Voice

Voice refers to the form of a verb that indicates whether the subject of a sentence performs the action or receives the action.

Slide 2: Active Voice

In active voice, the subject performs the action. It is direct and clear.

Slide 3: Passive Voice

Passive voice is when the subject receives the action. It is often used when the focus is on the action rather than the doer.

Slide 4: Identifying Active and Passive Voice

Students will practice identifying active and passive voice in given sentences.

Slide 5: Advantages of Active Voice

Active voice is preferred for its clarity, directness, and emphasis on the doer of the action.

Slide 6: Advantages of Passive Voice

Passive voice can be useful for emphasizing the action rather than the doer, especially in scientific or formal writing.

Slide 7: Active vs. Passive Voice in Writing

Compare and contrast the use of active and passive voice in different types of writing.

Slide 8: Applying Active and Passive Voice

Students will practice rewriting sentences from passive to active voice and vice versa.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.