1. English 100 Friday, 8-15-14 On a sheet of paper, write about the following prompt… you will turn this in today: If you could be anywhere this morning, where would you be? GIVE DETAIL (who, what, why, where, when, sights, sounds, smells, etc.). Describe and state why you would like to be in this place. Comment in 250 words

2. English 100 Friday, 8-15-14 Introduce yourself to the class: 1.Your Name… What you would like to be called 2.The most interesting thing you did this summer 3.The one thing you hope to accomplish this year

3. Poetry Journal Analyze and Break the Code

4. Analyze – action verb 1. to separate (a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or elements; determine the elements or essential features of 2. to examine critically, so as to bring out the essential elements or give the essence of: to analyze a poem.

5. Copy the following poem exactly as it is written, skipping a line between each line. Please pay careful attention, for the poem is written in code.

6. ********************* Are you ready?? *********************

7. Kszw nt Zinl ef Xneoxw Txnzw

8. Wvo lbf b hxnl Zvnnj knli ni do Wvo kszw nt zinl Txnd b vodcnhj wxoo

9. Vbz yrpoi df vobxw B hvbiyo nt dnnk Bik zbpok zndo qbxw Nt b kbf R vbk xsok.

10. Analyze 1. Analyze the structure of the poem: What can you say about rhyme scheme, rhythm, word choice, language rules etc.? 2. Break the code – Can you convert the coded poem into English?

11. Kszw nt Zinl ef Xneoxw Txnzw Wvo lbf b hxnl Zvnnj knli ni do Wvo kszw nt zinl Txnd b vodcnhj wxoo Vbz yrpoi df vobxw B hvbiyo nt dnnk Bik zbpok zndo qbxw Nt b kbf R vbk xsok.

12. Kszw nt Zinl Dust of Snow et by Xneoxw Txnzw Robert Frost

13. Wvo lbf b hxnl The way a crow Zvnnj knli ni do Shook down on me Wvo kszw nt zinl The dust of snow Txnd b vodcnhj wxoo From a hemlock tree

14. Vbz yrpoi df vobxw Has given my heart B hvbiyo nt dnnk A change of mood Bik zbpok zndo qbxw And saved some part Nt b kbf R vbk xsok. Of a day I had rued.

15. Dust of Snow by Robert Frost The way a crow Shook down on me The dust of snow From a hemlock tree Has given my heart A change of mood And saved some part Of a day I had rued.