12th Grade Impersonal Passive Lesson Plan Example

Topic: Impersonal passive

Objectives & Outcomes: Upon completion of this lesson, students will be able to explain the concept of the impersonal passive and create sentences using this structure.

Materials

• Copies of the text for each student
• Pencils and paper for students to take notes

Warm-up

• Ask students to think of a time when they were the recipient of a favor or a kind act.
• Have them share their experiences with the class and explain who performed the action and why.
• Discuss the importance of doing good deeds for others and the benefits of being kind to others.

Direct Instruction

• Define the impersonal passive voice and explain how it is used to avoid responsibility or ownership of an action.
• Use examples from the warm-up activity to illustrate the structure of the impersonal passive and its grammatical rules.
• Explain the purpose of using the impersonal passive, including avoiding responsibility or ownership and avoiding a focus on the agent or performer of the action.
• Introduce the concept of the personal passive and how it differs from the impersonal passive.

Direct Instruction

• Give the students an example of a sentence in the impersonal passive voice and ask them to identify the grammatical structure and identify the purpose of using the impersonal passive.
• Provide additional examples and allow the students to practice identifying and constructing sentences in the impersonal passive voice.

Independent Practice

• Provide the students with a variety of sentence stems and have them create sentences in the impersonal passive voice.
• Encourage the students to use their own vocabulary and sentence structure in addition to the provided examples.

Closure

• Review the concept of the impersonal passive and the examples provided.
• Ask the students to share one thing they learned about the impersonal passive voice today.

Assessment

• Observe the students during the guided and independent practice activities to assess their understanding of the concept.
• Collect the students' written work and review it to assess their ability to correctly use the impersonal passive in a sentence.