ELA21.8.16b

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 8

ELA21.8.16b

Analyze the effects of active and passive voice and shifts in verb tense.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

  • In the active voice, the sentence's subject performs the action.
  • In the passive voice, the subject is acted upon by the verb.
  • Different verb forms are used in active and passive voice.
  • Using active and passive voice in writing achieves different purposes.

Skills

  • Analyze the effect of active and passive voice in written text.
  • Recognize shifts in verb tense related to active and passive voice.

Understanding

  • Active voice and passive voice are used for different purposes in writing.
  • Different verb forms are used when writing in the active voice or the passive voice.

Vocabulary

  • Active voice
  • Passive voice
  • Verb tense
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