Task 3

I would choose to do my lesson on the "Symbols of Life" retrieved from http://ncmoa.org/artnc/lesson.php?lessonPlanid=13.  I would target the 2nd grade because I feel like the students would need to be able to write their opinions.  The students would be asked to write a story or a blog about what they see in the picture.  After reading the story to the class, they would do a group discussion on what other types of still life could have been included.  We will do a web of the different ideas.  The students will then be asked to draw their own depictions of a "symbol of life" from their interpretations of the pictures.  At home or in their community they will find one example of a "symbol of life" and bring it to school for homework the next day.  We will review the items brought and write a class story on using the symbols represented.