LouisianaLouisiana scenes
Mardi GrasMardi Gras, New Orleans
SESSION 7
Grammar Detectives
Welcome to the Investigation
CASE
FILE
On the Bayou
Grammar Detectives
Work in teams, sort the sentence cards, collect historical clues, then crack the passive voice through Louisiana history.
8 CASE FILES
JazzJazz, New Orleans
GrammarGrammar detectives
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Grammar Detectives
Your Mission
TEAM
WORK
MISSION STEPS
1
Sort the 8 cards.

Find the 4 matching sentence twins.

2
Investigate the grammar.

Observe what changes in the verb and in the sentence.

3
Become mini-reporters.

Choose TWO history facts your team will teach the class.

4
Reconstruct Louisiana history.

Listen to the other teams and complete your History Passport.

8 INVESTIGATION TEAMS
⏱ Investigation time12:00
CreoleCreole Louisiana
JazzJazz and Blues
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Grammar Detectives
Louisiana History Passport
CHOOSE A CASE FILE
Choose a team
Listen • note • reconstruct the story
Click a case file on the left when a team starts reporting.
0 / 8 reported
Clue sheetGrammar clue sheet
MusicLouisiana music
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Grammar Detectives
Crack the Code!
1
COMPARE LES PHRASES
Quelle information vient en premier dans la phrase passive ?
L’élément qui subit l’action / l’ancien complément.
2
ENTOURE LES NOUVELLES FORMES VERBALES
Quels sont les deux éléments que tu retrouves dans chaque phrase passive ?
WAS / WERE + un participe passé.
3
COMPLÈTE NOTRE HYPOTHÈSE
PASSIF = ______ / ______ + ______ (+ ______)
WAS / WERE + participe passé
(+ BY + agent)
4
QUAND UTILISE-T-ON WAS / WERE ?
Observe le nouveau sujet de la phrase passive.
WAS → sujet singulier  •  WERE → sujet pluriel.
5
QUE PEUT-ON TROUVER APRÈS BY ?
Repère “by” dans les phrases passives.
L’agent : la personne ou la chose qui fait l’action.
6
MON INDICE GRAMMATICAL FINAL
Complète la règle de la voix passive au prétérit.
WAS / WERE + participe passé
agent possible : BY + agent
Mardi GrasMardi Gras traditions
HistoryLouisiana history
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Grammar Detectives
Final Grammar Clue
TOP
SECRET
The Secret Code
🔒
Reconstruct the passive sentence first. The rule stays hidden until all four clues have been opened.
WAS / WERE + PAST PARTICIPLE
(+ BY + AGENT)
BUILD THE PASSIVE
ACTIVE → Musicians created jazz in New Orleans.
Jazz in New Orleanswascreatedby musicians.
LouisianaLouisiana history
CultureBayou culture
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Grammar Detectives
Homework
Mission for Home
  • Learn the passive rule.
  • Learn 4 past participles from today’s lesson.
  • Transform 4 active sentences into the passive voice.
Transform into the passive voice
1Musicians created jazz in New Orleans.
2Spanish rulers rebuilt the French Quarter.
3Krewes organized colorful parades.
4Many families preserved the Cajun language.