Following Good Models of Writing: A Nest For Celeste

This morning we read a passage  from A Nest for Celeste by Henry Cole:

"Thousands of birds---some dark, some light, some long---necked, some short, but thousands of them---- floated in groups forming giant carpets in the water."

We thought this was a very interesting paragraph. So, like good writers do, we thought we could follow Henry Cole's style. We noticed how one sentence is separated by dashes, and that Cole uses phrases with the word some to give details.

Here's a sample Mrs. Alaniz wrote:

Downtown, there are many building with windows. Dozens and dozens of windows---some tall, some rectangular, some shiny, some dull----stare out into the street creating geometric patterns with sunlight on the sidewalk.  

Can you follow Cole's style and write a sentence of your own? We came up with 5 topics this morning in class. Write your own Cole-type sentence about one of these topics and be ready to share in class tomorrow!