Unit 1

 In the beginning of Unit One we discussed different forms of writing and literacy. Here are some of the different writing pieces I've done in this unit!

Click here to read my College Essay!

Click here to read my Imaginative Writing piece! 

Click here to read my Free Writes on the ideas of June Jordan and Chimamanda Agozi Adichie! 

Click here to read my Unit One Project! 

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