Curated OER
Octavio Paz
Tenth graders read and analyze the poem, "The Street," by Hispanic author, Octavio Paz. They research the life of Octavio Paz and identify his literary contributions. They complete an online scavenger hunt and create an author map of...
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts: The Big Read: Sun, Stone, and Shadows
Resource provides a description, questions, essay topics, lesson plans, biographies, and notes guide a reading of Sun, Stone, and , Shadows, a compilation of short stories by twentieth-century Mexican authors Juan Rulfo, Octavio Paz,...
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: Octavio Paz Biographical
Read about the winner of the 1990 Nobel Prize in Literature, Octavio Paz. This Nobel E-Museum website includes a biography, poetry, Paz's Nobel lecture entitled "In Search of the Present," and many other resources.
The Washington Post
Washington Post: Robert Hass on Octavio Paz
In a Washington Post essay written the week of Paz' death, Hass discusses his work and presents one poem in translation, "Wind and Water and Stone."
CommonLit
Common Lit: Wind, Water, Stone
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story, poem, or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words...
Mex Connect
Mex Connect: Mexican Art, Authors and Artisans
The listing of Mexican artists, artisans, authors, and art makes it easy to "pick and choose." Oodles of information here.
Los Poetas
Los Poetas: Octavio Paz
Read the biography of the Mexican poet Octavio Paz and his poems.
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Octavio Paz
A complete biography of Paz along with a list of all his works.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Octavio Paz
A brief biographical overview of Octavio Paz including information on his life and links to selected poems. A column of links to additional reading information on Paz is also provided.