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The Art of Violence
Violence and human suffering, as represented in art and film, are the focus of an investigation of the power of visual images and the moral implications of such representations. Class members examine “Guernica,” Pablo Picasso’s massive...
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Exploring War Themes in Art and Poetry
What is war? Students discuss the ethical dilemma of war by viewing Picasso's painting entitled "Guernica" and write down everything they see in the painting. Then they choose one emotion that best summarizes their emotional response to...
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Picasso's Art Styles
Learners explore the life and artistic contributions of Pablo Picasso. They create a clay animation depicting one of Picasso's art periods.
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Protesting through Art
Students experience critiquing, analyzing, and comparing different works of art from different eras. They discuss how these works can or can't be considered a form of protest and assess how to evaluate their own judgments and values on...
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Art and War
Students analyze the war art of Pablo Picasso. In this art analysis lesson, students define political art and explore Picasso's response to war in his art. Students complete image based discussion and two related activities.
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Firestorms: The Bombing of Civilians in World War II: War, Ethics, Guernica, Precision Bombing
Pupils explore the history, rationale and ethics of civilian bombing in times of war. They consider war strategy, the laws and conventions of war and international implications.
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Guernica: Testimony of War
Young scholars analyze artistic decisions (use of visual elements, composition, symbolism) They determine how Picasso's choices affected the communication of a powerful anti-war message
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Cubist Self-Portrait
Study Cubism and Cubist art by examining a number of images with your students. They look at the relationship of Cubism to society architecture, and literature. Finally, they design a Cubist self-portrait using a variety of mediums after...
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Nightmares of Hieronymus Bosch
Students, while studying a unit on Medieval Art, become familiar with the works of Hieronymus Bosch. They identify symbols and imagery of fear in his works and relate this to some of their own fears and nightmares they have experienced.
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Remember the Best
Students examine information about mural art by researching the artwork of Diego Rivera, the "Neighborhood Quilts" of Faith Ringgold, and Pablo Picasso's "Guernica". They note many images in this artwork, each having its own story. They...
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Pablo Picasso Lessons
Students explore art history by creating their own abstract art pieces. For this Pablo Picasso lesson, students read assigned text discussing biographical information about the artist and examine several of his paintings. Students create...
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Breaking News English: Pensioner Attacks Famous Work of Art
In this English worksheet, students read "Pensioner Attacks Famous Work of Art," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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What Lies Beneath: A Strategy for Introducing Literary Symbolism
“It’s not about what it is, it’s about what it can become.” You’re never too old for Dr. Seuss and using The Sneetches and The Lorax is a great way to introduce readers to allegories, parables, and literary symbolism. The lessons...
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Pablo Picasso
Students explore the connections between major world events and the ways artists have responded through their work. They discuss Picasso's Guernica. Students explain why Picasso painted Guernica. They create their own personal...
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Survey of Spanish and Latin American Artists
Tenth graders explore the art work of Dali and Picasso. In this Art lesson plan, 10th graders analyze various pieces created by these men. Students write a description of the painting they were assigned.
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The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams
Provided here is a packet of worksheets to accompany The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams. To start, readers research words commonly associated with the time period. Then, a list of 30 tough vocabulary words are listed (including...
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Breaking News English: Pensioner Attacking a Famous Painting
In this Pensioner attacking a famous painting worksheet, learners read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer...
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The Life and Work of Pablo Picasso
A study of Pablo Picasso's art can be an interesting way to delve into a variety of subjects.
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Pablo Picasso
In this famous people activity, students read a passage about Pablo Picasso and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym matches, and...
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A Famous Person
In this famous person worksheet, students read a short passage about Pablo Picasso. Students respond to 13 short answer and 10 fill in the blank questions.
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Place Value & Picasso
Place value to the millions is the focus of this math lesson. Third and fourth graders investigate multiple ways to represent a number. They examine place value while studying factual information about Pablo Picasso. Resources are provided.
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Pbs Treasures of the World: Guernica Testimony of War
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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Guggenheim Museum: Picasso and the War Years, 1936 45
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...