Verb Voice Lesson, Grades 6-8: Active or Passive Voice?

"The slipper was chewed by our dog." Who did the chewing, and is the dog the subject? In about 45 minutes, students learn to tell the active voice (the subject does the action) from the passive voice (the subject receives the action, and the verb is a form of be plus a past participle).

What's inside

• 15 slides, with speaker notes on all 15
• Lesson plan, 2 pages
• Rule Notes, 1 student page
• Student worksheet, 2 pages
• Teacher answer key, 1 page
• Print-all PDF, 6 pages: lesson plan, Rule Notes, worksheet and answer key together

Answer key included

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