1. Active & Passive Voice (Wednesday, 9/7)
Today’s task (left side)
If a sentence below is in active voice, rewrite it into passive. If it is passive, rewrite it in active.
1. She was excluded from the guest list.
2. The dog left its doghouse yesterday.
3. The law was not passed by the voters.
4. Someday, we will unpack these boxes.
Active & Passive Voice (Wednesday, 9/7)
6 minutes

2. Active & Passive Voice (Wednesday, 9/7)
Today’s notes (right side, Cornell style)
Label the top of the notes with today’s topic (Active and Passive Voice) and date (9/7)
Write the EQ on the line under the topic.
Draw a line to separate notes into a small left section and a large right section.
Today’s EQ: What does time have to do with active and passive voice?
Active & Passive Voice (Wednesday, 9/7)

3. Active & Passive Voice (Wednesday, 9/7)
Today’s notes (right side, Cornell style)
Time has nothing to do with active or passive voice. It doesn’t matter WHEN it happened, it only matters WHO did the action.
1. Yesterday, the dishes were done.
Voice:
Why?
2. The dishes were done yesterday.
3. He did the dishes yesterday.
Voice?
*Why?
Active & Passive Voice (Wednesday, 9/7)

4. Active & Passive Voice (Wednesday, 9/7)
Today’s Identify/Correct (left side)
Share your sentences with another student.
Correct any you find that might be wrong.
Share your examples with the class and write down examples we put on the board.
Active & Passive Voice (Wednesday, 9/7)
4 minutes

5. Finish YESTERDAY’S notes
In the left column, write a question for each new piece of information or section.
Match the question with where the information starts in the right column.
Write a summary: answer the EQ; explain something(s) that will stick in your memory; ask a question about the information.
Active & Passive Voice (Wednesday, 9/7)
3 minutes