Active Voice
True or False: This sentence is in Active Voice:
"The cake was eaten by the hungry boy."
What is False?
Choose the correct verb:
"The group of friends _____ to the movies." (walk / walks)
What is walks?
Identify the verb tense:
"She studies for her math test every night."
What is present tense?
According to Paragraph 1, what physical feature helps Emperor Penguins stay warm?
What is Blubber (fat) OR Dense feathers?
What is an illustration?
Is this sentence Active or Passive?
"The teacher graded the papers quickly."
Choose the correct verb:
"My shoes _____ to be tied." (need / needs)
Change "Write" to the Past Tense:
"Yesterday, I _____ a letter to my grandma."
What is wrote?
Who incubates (takes care of) the egg during the winter?
Who is the Male penguin?
Identify the point of view:
"I can't believe I lost my homework!" She yelled angrily.
What is third person POV?
Change this sentence to Active Voice:
"The song was sung by the choir."
What is "The choir sung the song"?
Choose the correct verb:
"The box of old toys _____ in the attic." (was / were)
What is was?
Fill in the blank (Past Perfect):
"By the time I arrived, the bus already __________." (leave)
What is had left?
What is the Main Idea of Paragraph 3?
What is Climate change is threatening the penguins?
Create our Harris Organizer for writing:
(Pictures and Words)
What is:
Opening -> Focus -> Evidence -> Explain -> Evidence -> Explain -> Evidence -> Explain -> Closing
(Open door, target, magnifying glass, question mark, closed door)
When making a sentence into active voice, what needs to come first in the sentence?
What is: the subject/the do-er of the action
Choose the correct verb:
"My mom and my dad _____ at the hospital." (work / works)
What is work?
Complete the sentence in Past Perfect:
"I was tired because I __________ all night." (study)
What is had studied?
If a writing prompt asked you to explain how the special features of penguins helped them to survive, HIGHLIGHT a piece of evidence you could use in your writing?
What is: blubber, warm flap of skin for eggs.
Identify the author's claim:
"Students should have longer recess every day. Studies show that extra playtime helps kids focus better in class and improves their grades. Therefore, a longer break is necessary for student success."
What is students should have longer recess every day?
What is the subject and the predicate (verb) of this sentence:
"Despite the heavy rain, the determined soccer players finished the match."
What is
subject: soccer players
predicate: finished
What is the subject verb agreement rule for when the subject is SINGULAR?
What is: add an s to the verb.
Write the three rules for the perfect tenses of verbs:
Past Perfect, Present Perfect, and Future Perfect.
Past - had + past participle of verb
Present - has + past participle of verb
Future - will have + past participle of verb
Which is the best summary of the whole text?
A. Penguins live in Antarctica and have blubber but they are dying because of pollution.
B. Emperor Penguins are unique birds adapted to cold that raise chicks in winter but face environmental threats.
C. Climate change is melting the ice.
What is B?
Identify the problem in this short story:
"The astronaut checked his oxygen gauge and felt a cold shiver as he realized the needle was dropping much faster than expected. He was still three miles away from the lunar base. If he didn't reach the airlock in ten minutes, his air supply would run out completely."
What is running out of air/oxygen?