In this article, the author describes a project which came about from listening to some of her students talk about the awful food they had at lunch. Each one of them was engaged and eager to talk about his or her experience. In this project, students recreate their experiences through sculpture. (Contains 1 online resource.)

Discovering identity can be a lifelong challenge for some people, while others seem to figure it out right away. During the middle school years, finding one's identity can be a daunting task. Most students will spend a considerable amount of time during these middle years looking for it. This lesson on cut-paper self-portraits lets students delve…