Georgia 8.L.GC.2.c
The Standard
Distinguish between active and passive voice, revising texts to maintain consistency in active voice. (C)
Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards · Language (L) · Grammar Conventions
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students identify whether a sentence places the actor or the receiver of an action in the subject position. They revise passive wording so the actor becomes the subject and active voice stays consistent.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students correctly explain whether the subject performs or receives the action. They rewrite passive sentences in active voice without changing the meaning and keep the voice consistent across a paragraph.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may label every sentence with “was” or “were” as passive, confusing voice with past tense. They may also think removing “by” makes a sentence active. Some revisions change the meaning or leave out the person performing the action.
How to Assess It
- Give students three sentences, one active and two passive. Ask them to label each sentence, then revise the passive sentences so the actor is the subject.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs color-coded sentence strips for actors, actions, and receivers, then have them rebuild five passive sentences in active voice.
Ask students to compare “The window was broken by Maya” and “Maya broke the window,” then explain which version names the actor first.
Run a voice sort relay with sentence cards, then award a second point when teams revise each passive sentence accurately.
Use school announcements or news headlines to identify passive wording and revise it so readers know who performed each action.
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