1. Monday, November 18, 2013 TOMS company was started by Blake Mycoskie. Blake Mycoskie started the TOMS company. 1. Copy the sentences. 2.What do you notice? 3.Imitate

2. Notes Voice is a verb form that indicates if the sentence's subject performs or receives an action. There are two types of voice—active voice and passive voice. If the sentence's subject performs the action, the sentence is written in the active voice. "The pilot landed the plane" is written in the active voice since the subject (pilot) performed the action (landed the plane). If the sentence's subject receives the action, the sentence is written in the passive voice. "The plane was landed by the pilot" is written in the passive voice since the subject (plane) received the pilot's action (landed the plane). Note: Good writers use the active voice whenever possible. However, if you want to emphasize a specific point, you can use the passive voice. That is why the sentence, "An exciting program was aired by our local television station," is acceptable, even though it is written in the passive voice. The writer wants to emphasize the program, not the television station.

3. Tuesday, November 19, 2013 Many people are given new homes from Habitat for Humanity. Habitat for Humanity gives many people new homes. 1. Copy the sentences. 2.What do you notice? 3.Imitate

4. Wednesday, November 20, 2013 Get out your independent reading book or your SCOPE magazine. In your writer’s notebook, record two sentences that use active voice and two sentences that use passive voice.

5. Thursday, November 21, 2013 Analyze the photo. Write a one page fictional narrative about the photo that uses at least 4 active verbs and two compound sentences. Highlight the active verbs and the compound sentences.