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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Guernica Classroom Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An activity for students about Picasso's "Guernica" on the anniversary of the Spanish town's bombing in 1937. Includes a bibliography, web links, and lesson plans. From ReadWriteThink's calendar on April 26, 2007.
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PBS

Pbs Treasures of the World: Guernica Testimony of War

For Students 9th - 10th
A wonderful site describing Pablo Picasso's "Guernica," a mural he created for the 1937 World's Fair. The resource examines the civil war raging in Picasso's homeland of Spain and the frustration he felt toward the violence taking place...
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Other

The Legacy Project: Echoes of Guernica

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is an online exhibition which examines Picasso's Guernica as influential based on works inspired by Picasso's masterpiece. In addition to providing a picture of Guernica, each piece argued to have been influenced by Guernica is...
Primary
Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: Pablo Picasso's Guernica and Modern War

For Students 9th - 10th
The sources in this primary set document Pablo Picasso's painting Guernica. Includes teaching guide.
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Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation

Guggenheim Museum: Picasso and the War Years, 1936 45

For Students 9th - 10th
Scrolling timeline of the work Picasso produced during World War II shows off a wide range of Picasso's work interspersed with historical photographs of the war and notes about key events occurring at the time. A compelling way to view...
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Other

The Legacy Project: Pablo Picasso

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Legacy Project's study of various artists, this site highlights the life of Pablo Picasso in a brief but factual biographical sketch. Links are also given to pictures of three of his most famous works: Guernica, Weeping...
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ArtQuizz

Art Quizz: Picasso (3)

For Students 9th - 10th
A quiz on the life of Picasso. This is a great tool for assessment or review and an even greater way in incorporate technology in the artroom. One of the correct answers did not translate very well from the original French version. Proof...
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Why Is This Painting So Shocking?

For Students 9th - 10th
In 1937, in one of the worst civilian casualties of the Spanish Civil War, Fascist forces bombed the village of Guernica in Northern Spain. For Pablo Picasso, the tragedy sparked a frenzied period of work in which he produced a massive...
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Curated OER

King's College: Fascism: The Bombing of Guernica

For Students 9th - 10th
A photograph of the painting, The Bombing of Guernica by Pablo Picasso. The painting shows the carnage and despair after the bombing of Basques by German forces.
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Other

Journey to the Alcarria (Camilo Jose Cela)

For Students 9th - 10th
After a description of post-Civil War Spain and the fine arts, this essay focuses on the work of Cela.