Passive and Active Voice

1. A Detailed Lesson Plan in English 9
Dona Claire D. Berdin
I.Objectives
At the end of the lesson the students should be able to:
a. Differentiate active and passive voice through discussion
b. Identify the active and passive sentences from the short story” Bank Robbery at First
National Bank” through T-chart
II.Subject Matter
Topic:
Active and Passive Voice
Reference:
Voice: Active and Passive. www.towson.edu>ows>activepass
Materials:
Paper
Manila paper
Pentel Pen
Values:
Respect and Cooperate
III. Developmental Activities
A. Preparatory Activities
a. Routine
TEACHER’S ACTIVITY STUDENTS RESPONSE
1. Prayer
Please stand for our daily prayer
Good morning students!
You may now take your seat
2. Checking of attendance
Look at your left and right and tell me the names
of students who are absent today.
(The student prays)
Good morning ma’am!
Thank you ma’am.
None ma’am.

2. Very good! Nobody is absent.
3. Classroom rules
Let me remind you of our classroom rules.
Respect and cooperate.
What are these again?
Very well. I hope that is clear with you.
Respect and cooperate ma’am.
b. Motivation
TEACHER’S ACTIVITY STUDENTS RESPONSE
Now class, before we will start our lesson proper, I
have here 2 papers. The paper on my right was
torn apart while on my left hand, it was still whole.
Who do you think tare this paper on my right side?
Alright! We don’t know. May I request Jones to
please be here in front and tare this paper on my
left hand?
Thank you Jones! So who tear the paper on my left
hand?
Very good! Jones made the action while the paper
on my right side, we didn’t know right? So it has
something to do with our lesson for today, and
that is “Active and Passive Voice”
We don’t know ma’am!
(tearing the paper apart)
Jones ma’am!

3. ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE
But before that, please read our objectives.
At the end of the lesson the students should be
able to:
a. Identify active and passive
voice through discussion
b. List the active and passive
sentences from the short
story” Bank Robbery at First
National Bank” through T-
chart
c. Share thoughts about the
story given by relating it in real
life situation through oral
recitation
B. Developmental Activities
1. Presentation
TEACHER’S ACTIVITY STUDENTS RESPONSE
Now class let us first define what is Active and
Passive Voice.
In active voice, the subject performs the action
denoted by the verb.
So in active voice class, the subject does or "acts
upon" the verb in such sentences. For example,
everyone please read.
In this example, Marilyn, the subject, was doing
the action. Am I clear class?
I will give you more examples later comparing with
the passive voice.
Let’s proceed to the passive voice. One can change
the normal word order of many active sentences
(those with a direct object) so that the subject is
Marilyn mailed the letter.
Yes ma’am!

4. no longer active, but is, instead, being acted upon
by the verb - or passive.
So in passive, the subject is being "acted upon".
And also in passive voice, the object will be moved
to the beginning of the sentence and the subject
will be deleted or we can also put it on the last
using “by”. For example, everyone please read.
In this example, the direct object from the
previous example was already on the place of the
subject which is “the letter” and the subject here is
being acted upon. Let’s take a look at this draft
In the active voice, “the letter is still a direct
object, and in passive, it was already a subject.
And also in passive voice, we will change the verb:
add a form of BE in front of the verb, and use the
past participle.
Let’s have more examples comparing both. Please
read.
Thank you so much. See the difference class. In
active voice, the subject “he” was eating maybe a
fries. While in passive, the subject was being eaten
by something so the subject was being acted upon.
Another example. Please read.
Thank you. In this example, on the active, Harry is
doing the action. On the passive, the six shrimp
was acted upon by Harry.
Do you understand now class?
The letter was mailed by Marilyn.
AV: He was eating
PV: He was eaten
AV: Harry ate six shrimp.
PV: Six shrimp were eaten by Harry.
Yes ma’am!

5. Do you have any questions?
Alright, now I’m going to tell you a short story, a
crime story that will also lead us to our activity
later. So please fasten your seatbelts for we will be
going to travel towards the crime scene. Let’s
imagine that we are citizens on that place.
Are you ready now?
The title of this crime story is Bank Robbery at First
National Bank
Police were called to the First National Bank
yesterday. The bank was robbed at 12:15pm. One
million was stolen. No customers were hurt, but
one robber was shot by police.
Seventeen customers were in the bank at the time
of the robbery. They followed the instructions of
the robbers, and dropped to the ground. No
customers were hurt in the robbery. One robber
was shot by a police officer when he tried to leave
the bank. The robber was hit by one bullet, but he
escaped with the other robbers. They drove away
in a white truck. Some of the customers were
interviewed on TV about the robbery. They were
None ma’am!
Yes ma’am!

6. happy to be alive after this terrible experience.
“When the robber was shot, I screamed.”
Many clues were left at the bank. The most
important clues are fingerprints of the robbers.
The fingerprints were found on the desk, on the
doors, and on the guns. Two guns were left at the
bank as the robbers escaped in a car. One robber
was shot, and the blood he left on the floor is
another important clue. The fingerprints and the
blood are being studied by police investigators.
The robbers were filmed by the bank’s cameras,
but they have not been identified yet. The video is
being analyzed by the police. Call the police if you
have any information.
And that’s the story of the Bank Robbery. Did you
understand the story class?
Have you imagined it?
Alright! Very good. Now let us proceed to our
activity.
Yes ma’am!
Yes ma’am!
4. Application
TEACHER’S ACTIVITY STUDENTS RESPONSE
I have here T-chart with Passive and Active on top.
What you are going to do is to write down as many
as you can, the passive voice you found on the
story we have a while ago, on the left side. I will be
providing you copies in each group later on. And
write down the active voice of that passive

7. sentence on the right side. And after that, please
post your works on the board. Am I clear?
But before that, I will be grouping you into 4
groups. Please count off
Okay. Please go to your respective groups now.
Group 1 will stay here, 2, 3, and 4. You may start
now. I will just give you 10 minutes to do your
task.
Times up! Please post your works on the board.
Okay, thank you so much! Now let’s check. Group
1, all correct! You have 20 points!
Group 2, all correct also! 20 points!
Group 3, you have 1 mistake. 18 points!
Group 4, all correct! 20 points! Thank you so much
class. Well done. Please go back to your proper
place now.
Yes ma’am!
(counting off)
(working)
(Posting)
3. Analysis
TEACHER’S ACTIVITY STUDENTS RESPONSE
Now class, based on the story we have a while ago,
what have you learned about it or how can you
relate it in real life situation? Yes Jones? When that kind of situation happens, let’s just stay

8. Very well said Jones! Thank you. What else? Yes
heart?
That’s very nice of you Heart! Thank you.
calm and don’t panic for us to be safe.
We should always be alert and be aware of our
surroundings.
4. Generalization
TEACHER’S ACTIVITY STUDENTS RESPONSE
Now who can differentiate again what is active
voice? Yes Viea?
Very good! How about passive voice? Yes Ella?
Very well! I think you’re ready for our quiz now.
The subject acts upon ma’am
The subject is being acted upon ma’am
IV. Evaluation
TEACHER’S ACTIVITY STUDENTS RESPONSE
Please get a ¼ sheet of paper and provide a 5
examples of active with passive voice. I will just
give you 5 minutes to answer. You may start now.
Times up! Please pass your papers forward.
(answering)
(passing)
V. Assignment
TEACHERS ACTIVITY STUDENTS RESPONSE
For your assignment, please research about the
different kinds of play. You may print it or write it
in a paper. Am I clear? Yes ma’am!

9. Okay class, please stand. And Jones, please lead us
in our prayer.
Goodbye class!
In the name of the Father…
Goodbye Ma’am!