We live in a culture that does not always encourage or support expressions of loss and, frankly, expects people "to get over" grief fairly quickly
For example, in language arts, students can be told that they will be writing about someone they remember and they can focus on what they miss about that person or how they remember that person in their lives now
In the visual and performing arts, a similar assignment to make the focus of students' products someone they miss or remember.
Of course, students will need to discuss their feelings and perspectives and decide how to represent the emotions and memories involved in a joint product
Among the formats successful for this purpose are songwriting, choreography, and artistic renditions such as painting, sculpture, collage, and graphic art.
Other formats that cross over disciplines include comic books/graphic novels and documentary making