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5 Aug Set up Interactive Notebooks (INB) Review Mobile Minds Handbook I CAN Use technology appropriately and with purposeUse technology appropriately and with purpose Personalize your Science notebook by Monday the 10th HW:

Number each page in the top cornerNumber each page in the top corner Write your name (legibly) on the inside coverWrite your name (legibly) on the inside cover The first 2 pages (front and back) are for Table of ContentsThe first 2 pages (front and back) are for Table of Contents Write TABLE of CONTENTS as a title on page #1Write TABLE of CONTENTS as a title on page #1__________________________________________________ You are to bring this notebook to class EACH dayYou are to bring this notebook to class EACH day We will use this for notes, labs, and activitiesWe will use this for notes, labs, and activities__________________________________________________  By Monday the 10 th you are to have your notebook personalized somehow. Make sure you have distinguished it somehow from the one in your language arts class. Science Notebook

5 Aug Share/Discuss Persuasive Writings—Collect English Folder (Set up notebook) Active/Passive Voice Start “My Favorite Chaperone” I CAN Verbs –Form and use active and passive voice; recognizing and correcting inappropriate shifts in verb voice (8.W.6.1b)Verbs –Form and use active and passive voice; recognizing and correcting inappropriate shifts in verb voice (8.W.6.1b) Personalize your English notebook by Monday the 10th HW:

Number each page in the top cornerNumber each page in the top corner Write your name (legibly) on the inside coverWrite your name (legibly) on the inside cover The first 2 pages (front and back) are for Table of ContentsThe first 2 pages (front and back) are for Table of Contents Write TABLE of CONTENTS as a title on page #1Write TABLE of CONTENTS as a title on page #1__________________________________________________ You are to bring this notebook to class EACH dayYou are to bring this notebook to class EACH day We will use this most often with grammar/languageWe will use this most often with grammar/language__________________________________________________  By Monday the 10 th you are to have your notebook personalized somehow. Make sure you have distinguished it somehow from the one in your science class. English Notebook

Active and Passive Voice In the active voice the subject performs the action of the verb. (Think… did the subject DO the verb ?) If YES, it is ACTIVE. (Think… did the subject DO the verb ?) If YES, it is ACTIVE. My uncle bought the truck.

When should you use ACTIVE VOICE? You want to be clear. 1) You want to be clear. 2) You don’t want to be “wordy.” 3) You know the “doer.”

In the Passive voice the subject performs the action of the verb. (Think… did the subject DO the verb ?) If NOT, it is PASSIVE. (Think… did the subject DO the verb ?) If NOT, it is PASSIVE. The truck was bought by my uncle.

When is it fine to use PASSIVE VOICE? You want to be purposefully vague. 1) You want to be purposefully vague. 2) You don’t know the identity of the ‘doer’. 3) The ‘doer’ is not important.

Number your notes 1-5 and copy each sentence. 1. Maddie won first place in the marathon. 2. Izzy was driven to school by her mother. 3. Several friends admired my new bike. 4. The book was read by Mrs. Harmon. 5. School started all too soon.