"You are what you eat"

8th grade students were given the statement, "You Are What You Eat," and asked what they thought this might mean.  Students dissected the meaning of this statement and had a discussion on how this could be taken many different ways.  Some students thought of this in the literal sense, a person is what they eat.  So, some students researched the idea of consumerism in the American society.  Some students looked at different eating disorders, others looked at different society's in the world and how they might view food or lack there of.  It was very interesting to see how many different avenues students decided to take with this drawing assignment.  Here are some examples of what the 8th graders came up with.