Poetry Task Cards Fog by Carl Sandburg Poetry Analysis

Help fourth and fifth grade students analyze Carl Sandburg’s poem, “Fog” with this poetry task card mini-unit. The Fog poem is on the 4th and 5th grade CCSS ELA Text Exemplar list. Students read the poem and respond to prompts on 12 task cards citing evidence from the text in their special folded booklet that prints using only 3 sheets of paper. This makes a great poetry literature center activity, small group or class lesson.

Why Teachers Love This:

Who has time to dig deeply into a poem before teaching it? I do and i've dont the hard work so you don't have to!

I’ve included a brief summary of the poem, teacher tips and notes, and suggested web links to the poems online plus video or audio links so students can hear the rhythm of the poetry. Also included are “I Can” statements for Common Core 4th & 5th grade ELA ready to print and hang up on your bulletin board. In addition to the task cards, each poem has a one-page “Meet the Author” page and Acrostic Poem worksheets. These make a great extension or center activity for differentiation.

Your purchase includes the password to my poetry analysis web link collection for these poems. I’ve found online sources for you for each poem to build background knowledge, learn about the poet's life, watch videos, listen to audio links, read the poem online, and more.

This set is ready to print and use. There's 40 pages of NO PREP materials ready to help you teach and ENJOY poetry. 

Question Types for Students / Citing Evidence:

• Finding new vocabulary

• Determining word and passage meaning

• Determining mood

• Determining the setting

• Determining the theme

• Determining the rhyme scheme

• Finding figurative language in the text (alliteration, simile, metaphor)

• Finding author’s point of view

• Making inferences about the poem

• Finding imagery

• Citing evidence to provide descriptions

• Determining overall message and meaning

• Giving opinions

• Finding descriptive language

What You'll Get: (PDF format):

• Student Version of the Poem, Fog - 2 versions, with and without line numbers

• Meet the Author poet biography

• Poem Summary & Teacher Notes

• Poem Vocabulary

• Website Links on www.mrsrenz.com to help you prepare to teach this poem

• What is Poetry definition

• How to Read a Poem

• "I Can" Statement Wall Posters for 4th & 5th grade CCSS-ELA

• Teacher Version of Task Card Questions & Answers

• Task Cards (easy on the ink in color) – Print 4 per page

• Task Card Answers – print 4 per page, also all answers on 1 page option

• Student Folded Book with Printing Directions - color and BW

• Acrostic Poem worksheets

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DISTANCE LEARNING NOTE: While this is not a Google Classroom product, you have permission to use this product as a digital product with your students PROVIDED YOU USE THE MATERIALS BEHIND A SECURED OR PASSWORD PROTECTED SITE and materials are NOT posted directly to the Internet for others to view.

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