The Fog

My students are learning that mimicing good writing is a great way to improve their own writing skills. We started small with some poetry. Here are some of my favorite mimcs of The Fog by Carl Sandburg:

Dust drifts like snow
the dark clouds in the
dark and windy sky.

It feels like a
tornado
but dust, endless, timeless,
covers everything with dust.
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Fake friends are
like shadows.

Always found on
those bright,
sunny days.
Never found
on the dark
stormy ones.
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RAIN
The rain collects
and pierces the sky
then dances along
the floof
like a delicate drum beat
only to fade once more.
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This one doesn't mimic The Fog, but this student was clearly a little frustrated with this assignment/some drama in his life, so he did his own thing:

I hate when people act fake.
Can they chill out and have some cake?
God, they give me a headache.
Oh, for goodness sake!




Getting a glance at their creative sides is one of the best part of my jobs.