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Incorporate technological fluency with a search for examples of active and passive voice in online resources. Discuss how use of active or passive voice influences mood or tone and contributes to author's purpose. List of websites/digital texts to explore and a worksheet to track results is included.

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active voice, passive voice

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active voice, passive voice, english language arts
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Grade
7th - 12th
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English Language Arts
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For Teacher Use
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Differentiated Instruction
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Common Core

L.11-12.1.a L.11-12.2.a L.11-12.3.a

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