In the pre-visits we explored fiber alongside words to think through literature,specifically identity, oppression, community, the writing process, media influence, feminism, the line between fine art and craft…

Students are reading The House on Mango Street, The Yellow Wallpaper, poetry, articles by Yoani Sanchez (Forbidden Voices)…

Students are writing short essays, research essays on cultural appropriation, “black-out poems”, artist statements, literary analysis, and narratives.