A lot of my students are falling back into the pattern of writing in the passive voice. Maybe it’s me, maybe it’s them, but I figured it was time for a review of the mindset that leads to the passive voice, and help students become more active writers.
It’s worth noting, particularly for first-time visitors, that I made the American history videos on writing for seventh graders, and the writing videos about Medieval history are for sixth graders.
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