Students will launch the Japan-inspired paper sculpture project by analyzing exemplar folded forms, hearing how origami thinking connects to real-world design, and beginning to name how line, form, and space can communicate meaning to viewers.

Students will gather user evidence about how viewers read story, place, or symbol in folded visual forms, organize that evidence into an empathy map and design brief, and generate multiple paper sculpture concepts grounded in audience needs and feedback.

Students will build and test low-fidelity paper sculpture prototypes, use peer and guest feedback to make visible revisions, and prepare a concise evidence-based explanation of how their design communicates a Japanese story, place, or symbol to viewers.

Students will present their finished Japan-inspired paper sculptures at the Folded Form Festival, deliver a brief partner talk to an authentic audience, gather evidence of viewer understanding, and complete a final performance-based reflection on how line, form, space, and display choices communicate meaning.