Transcript Tuesday October 27_ 2015x

Tuesday October 27, 2015
• Tape the active and passive voice of verbs into
the GRAMMAR section of your interactive
notebook.
What we are learnin’ today:
• I can understand the function of active and
passive voice of verbs.
• I can analyze how the author develops complex
yet believable characters through personification,
imagery, and other literary devices.
VOICE OF VERBS
A verb is in the active voice when the subject
verb.
performs the action of the
Example: Thornton Wilder composed that play. [composed is in ACTIVE voice
because Thornton Wilder, the subject is performing the action.]
A verb is in the passive voice when the subject
verb.
receives the action of the
Example: That play was composed by Thornton Wilder. [composed is in PASSIVE
voice because Thornton Wilder, the subject is receiving the action.
In the first example, the author, Thornton Wilder, seems more important because
Thornton Wilder is the subject of the sentence. In the second example, the play
seems more important because play is the subject of the sentence.
Notice that verbs in the passive voice consist of a form of be and the
past participle. Often a phrase beginning with by follows the verb in
the passive voice.
Example: I am puzzled by your question. [passive voice]
Example: The puppy is frightened by loud noises. [passive voice]
Example: Your question puzzles me. [active voice]
Example: Loud noises frighten the puppy. [active voice]
The ACTIVE VOICE is usually a stronger, more direct way to express
ideas.
Use the PASSIVE VOICE if you want to stress the receiver of the
action or if you don’t know who the action.
Example: Our Town was performed. [You may want to stress the play.]
Example: The actors were fired. [You may not know who fired the
actors.]
Ch. 5
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Sticky Note Notes
Miss Maudie says that Mr. Radley had been a "foot-washing Baptist."
What does she mean by that statement? What do foot-washing Baptists
believe according to her?
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When Miss Maudie says, "but sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man
is worse than a whiskey bottle in the hand of- oh, your father." What
person is she criticizing, and what is the point of her criticism?
Ch. 6
• Scout is unable to sleep because she is so scared. How does she describe
her sleepless night? Identify an example of personification in her
description.
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