The fun elective in seventh grade was Applied Arts Sequence. Every quarter we switched mediums. Over the course of the year we covered visual arts, cooking/sewing, drama, and industrial arts (shop class).
This is my portfolio from the visual arts class. The cat stamp, made from old inner tubing, was my favorite thing in it. The cat stamp has been lost to time, though.
I really liked looking at this exercise. We had to make some sort of collage using various textures, and then draw it. While I think my results are middling, I enjoyed looking at it.
The rest of the portfolio was full of similarly somewhat okay drawings of things. I have spared you the full tour.