Weekly Warm-Up Journal
Your Name
Mrs. Histed
English 10-3
14 January 2014
Day 1
Week of ______January
13, 2014______________
Date: January 13
Lesson: Simple Subjects & Predicates
Notes:
 All sentences have two basic parts: subject and predicate.
 The simple subject (SS) is the key word or words that the sentence is about.
 The simple predicate (SP) is the verb in the sentence.
Read, Write and Think:
SS
SP
1. The director explained the upcoming scene.
SS SP
SP
2. Lisa does not enjoy horror films.
Your Turn: Copy the following sentences. Underline the SS once and the SP twice.
1. The cinematographer arranges the lighting for a film.
2. Color film has been used since the 1940s.
3. Sound effects are often experienced at a subconscious level.
Day 2
Date: January 14
Lesson: Simple Subjects and Predicates
Notes:
 Always find the verb (SP) first, then ask who or what in front of it to find the
subject of the sentence.
Read, Write and Think:
1. Good film critics awaken our curiosity.
What’s the verb? awaken (SP)
Who or what awaken? critics (SS)
Your Turn: Copy the following sentences. Underline the SS once and the SP twice.
1. Actors must commit many pages of a script to memory.
2. Critics rarely agree on the quality of films.
3. They react to films from their own tastes and perspectives.
Day 3
Date: January 15
Lesson: Fragments
Notes:
 Sentences that are missing either a subject or a predicate are known as fragments.
Read, Write and Think:
1. Spoke the first line of the lengthy script.
What’s the verb? spoke (SP)
Who or what spoke? no answer = (MSS)
Your Turn: Copy the following sentences. On the line write MSS if the sentence is missing a
simple subject and MSP if the sentence is missing the simple predicate.
1. Issues of right or wrong in society.
MSP=verb
2. Film actors constantly in the public eye.
MSP-verb
3. Began his career as a child star in the 1940s.
MSS-subject
Day 4 Date: January 16
Lesson: Fixing Fragments
Notes:
 To fix a fragment, writers need to add a subject or a predicate.
Read, Write and Think:
Fragment: nearly a million fan letters
SS SP
I wrote nearly a million fan letters to my favorite band. (added SS and SP)
Your Turn: Write sentences below by adding BOTH a subject and a predicate. DO NOT USE THE
FRAGMENT AS THE SUBJECT OF THE SENTENCE.
1. danced with the leading man, a famous star
Mrs. Histed danced with the leading man, a famous star. (added a SS)
2. several actors in heavy armor
Juan saw several actors in heavy armor. (added SS and SP)