When are we turning in our creative work?

 Here is a list of the assignments from this semester

1. Thinking Differently Assignment

2. Social Justice Art

3. Photo Assignment 

4. Meet my advisor essay

5. Book Review Photo essay

6. Blackout Poetry

7. Putting it all together!

We will get together on Zoom next week and show some of our art and talk about how to put together your final portfolio. 

Meanwhile, here is how I put together my last art piece. 














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