I.

Objectives
At the end of the lesson, the learners should be able to:
A. Practice extensive reading when learners read for 10 minutes the short story
“Daedalus and Icarus“ by Nick Pontikis.
B. Students will be able to name the elements of the story.
C. Students will produce 1 picture and 1 poster of a scenario in the story that they
imagined using their schema.
D. Students will be able to develop their writing abilities by writing a 3 paragraph
personal essay and 2 stanzas poem.
E. Audiovisual learners will be able to use their viewing skills as they will watch the
4-minute short video.
F. Students will be able to develop scanning and skimming skills in reading while
having a 2-minute review of the story as a preparation for the quiz.
G. Manifest reading, viewing, speaking, writing, and listening abilities by the
learners by participating actively in the discussion and activities.
H. Students value the significance of obedience through the lessons and morals of the
story.

II. Contents:
Topic: “Daedalus and Icarus“ by Nick Pontikis
References: English- Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELC). 2020.
EN10VC- IVc-29
Geethamjali Kids. (2009). Icarus and Daedalus Story
https://youtu.be/RVkwWo_LNZs
Grade 10 English Learner’s Material. (2015). Celebrating Diversity
through world literature. pp 13-15

Materials: Laptop, Powerpoint presentation, projector, pick-a-box, ¼ illustration board,

art materials, blindfolds, printed words.
 III. Procedure:
Teacher’s activity Student’s activity
A. Pre Learning
Activities
Motivation Good morning, class. Before we
progress to our discussion, let’s
energize first by the activity
entitled “Follow my picked”.

Class, since you are already seated

with your groupmate I want you to
pick 2 from your members. One
will be blindfolded and the other
will be the eyes of the blindfolded
members.
(Each group will decide)
Okay, as your group member is
already blindfolded. Here are the
mechanics of the activity: (it will
be flashed on the screen)

 One representative from

each group will pick 1 paper from
the box which contains the
definition of a word.
 The remaining members
will read and pick one word that is
posted on the blackboard which
they think is the definition of the
word they picked.
 The twist is, the blindfolded
member will be the one to get the
peace and post it in the back of the
classroom. The other member will
be the one who will give the
direction.
 The groups who will post
the right word will be receiving
plus points for our next quiz.

Got it, class?

Okay, let’s start! Yes, ma’am.

(Each group will do the activity)

Okay, class. Now let us check if
your group got the correct word.

Group 1 kindly read the definition

of the word you have picked.

Group 1: a path that is super

confusing or complicated to
And what is your answer? understand.
Group 1: Labyrinth
Correct. Let’s now have the second
group. Kindly read yours.
Group 2: an individual who
learns a skill or job by working
for someone good at that
And what is your answer? particular job or skill.
Group 2: Apprentice
Very good. Next is group 3.
A half-man and a half-bull
Your answer? monster.
Minotaur
Superb. How about group 4?
Kindly read yours. And your
answer.
Showing too much confidence is
annoying to some. The answer is
Great job. The last group, kindly cocky.
read yours and state your answer.

Showing a desire to harm

someone who harmed you. The
Very good! You all got the correct answer is vengeful.
word. Give yourself a “magnificent
clap”.
Did you love our activity?
Yes, ma’am
Good!
Now from the blindfolded person,
What did you do and what did you
realize after the activity.
Yes, Greih?
Greih: I just followed what my
groupmate instructed me. And I
realize that in this game
obedience is important to get the
Superb realization. Thank you for correct answer.
sharing.
What we did in this activity can be
practice in real life, that sometimes
or most of the time we have to trust
 and be obedient to achieve
something. And our activity has
something to do with our lesson for
today.
B. Discussion
Proper
Presentation It seems that you are armed for our
today’s lesson. And based on the
activity it seems that you are all
value the importance of obedience.
Did you, class? Yes, ma’am!

Great. I think you are now all ready

to read our short story for today.
Kindly, get and read the story
“Daedalus and Icarus“ by Nick
Pontikis. I’ll be giving you 10
minutes to read the story. You may
highlight important words and ideas
in the text.
Enjoy your reading!
(Student will read the story)
Discussion Time’s up! I bet you are all done
reading the story. Now, I will play
a 4 minutes video of the story for
you to understand the story well.
(Students will view the video
with subtitles)
Let us now start our voyage in the
story as we classify the elements of
the story of “Daedalus and Icarus”.
What is the title? The story’s title is, “Daedalus
and Icarus“ by Nick Pontikis.

Great!
(The teacher will give a short
background about the author.)

Who can give me the characters in

the story? Grace: Daedalus, Icarus, King
Minos, Talus, and the Minotaur.

Correct! How will you describe Matheo: Daedalus was a great

each character in the story? inventor and he is the father of
Icarus. Icarus is the son of
Daedalus. King Minos is the
king of Crete. Talus is
Daedalus's apprentice. And the
minotaur is the monster with the
body of a man but with the head
of a bull.
Fantastic! I am pleased to tell you
that you comprehend the story.

How about the setting? Where did

the story happen?
Sunny: The setting of the story is
Crete which is the vastest island
in Greece.
Good job. Let’s move on to the
plot. Start with the exposition.
Class, can someone tell me how the
story started? Jake: The king of Crete, King
Minos, wanted Daedalus to build
him a palace with high towers
and also a maze called
Labyrinth.

Very good. What is the next part of Rising action.

the plot?

Correct. So what is the rising

action in the story?
Great. Let’s now proceed to the
most exciting part of the story,
which is the climax.
What is the climax of the story?
Cindy; It is when King Minos
lost her daughter and his
Minotaur and he blamed
Daedalus. With that, he put
Daedalus and Icarus on an island
so they cannot escape Crete.
Jessa: It is when Daedalus found
a way to escape, to build wings
made out of feather that is glued
by Wax. They used it to fly and
he warned his son to not fly near
the sun because the wax will
melt. But his son disobeys him
that’s why he was drowned in
the ocean.
Magnificent! For the falling
action?
Great job. And how did the story
end?
Wonderful! So that’s the end of the
story. Can you now identify the
theme of the story?
Brilliant thought! Can you tell me
what lesson did you grasp in the
story?
Ice: Daedalus grieved for his lost
son and travel to Sicily, where he
built a temple for Apollo and
hung his wings as an offering to
the god.
Synney: Daedalus left Camicus
and went to Sardinia with the
group of Lolaus.
Aira: The theme of the story is
first Pride and Punishment.
Because according to Greek
culture, the gods didn’t want
humans to be superior to them
that’s why they punish those
people who they think are doing
things that make themselves
superior. Second is obedience,
we must follow people especially
those who have the authority
because sometimes when you
disobey them there is a
consequence.
Set: As a kid or a youth, we must
 obey the elders because they
know what is best for us. We
should not be like Icarus that is
because of his stubbornness, he
was drowned to his death.
Yes, that is correct. I am so happy
that you capture the lessons of the
story. Class, give yourselves a
“magnificent clap!”
Analysis Based on the discussion, again what
is the title of the story?
Net: “Daedalus and Icarus”

Great. So what are all the elements

that we tackled in the story?
Jassy: The characters, plot,
setting themes, and lesson of the
story.
Correct. So will you be more
obedient now? Dani: Yes. Because the elders
are just concern about our
welfare that’s why we should
follow them.
That’s good, class!
Generalization Truly, in life, we should be careful
in every decision we make. And we
must always listen to the elderly
because they always know what is
best for us. And regarding
Daedalus’s character, we should
always use our skills and talent for
 the good.

Isn’t it, class? Yes, ma’am!

So do you have a question and

clarifications about the story? None, ma’am.
C. Post Activities
Application Let’s proceed to our last activity
for today which is called “ Show
me what you got”. Since you are
now grouped into 5, I will give you
tasks that each group needs to
accomplish and present in front of
the class.

(The mechanics will be flashed

on the screen)
 Group 1: Make a 3 stanza
poem of the story. It can be about
the characters or the story as a
whole.
 Group 2: Make a poster
emphasizing the theme of the story.
Explain it in the class. Once you’re
done post your group output on the
blackboard.
 Group 3: Create a 3-minute
performance of your favorite part
of the story.
 Group 4: Strike a post of
your favorite part of the story and
 take a picture then explain the
picture in the class.
 Group 5: Illustrate your
favorite character in the story and
explain why he is your favorite.
 You will be given 10
minutes to work on your group
task.

Questions, class?
None, ma’am.
Good. You may now work with
your groups. (The learners will do the
activity.)
Time’s up! Let’s proceed with the
presentations.
(Each group will present their
works)
Very good presentations! Give
yourselves a ‘Good job!’ clap.

VI. Evaluation
Arrange the event in chronological order, the story “Daedalus and Icarus” by Nick
Pontikis. (Use the letter A- J)

1. ______ Daedalus created a palace in Crete for King Minos.

2. ______ Daedalus helps Princess Ariadne to give Theseus a line that helped him to
escape the Labyrinth.
3. ______ Daedalus grieved for his lost son.
4. ______ Even Icarus was warned he still fly near the sun and his wings scattered
that’s why he drowned to his death.
 5. ______ King Minos got mad knowing the betrayal of Daedalus so he imprisoned
the two.
6. ______ Daedalus thinks of a plan to escape and he created gigantic wings.
7. ______ Daedalus told his son Icarus not to fly near the sun.
8. ______ The Icarian sea where he felt was named after “Icarus”.
9. ______ He also created the Labyrinth where the Minotaur is imprisoned.
10. ______ The flight of the two was the first time that a man manages to fly.

V. Assignment
Write a short personal letter addressing to the grieving father “Daedalus”. Put your letter about
how you sympathize with his loss. Put it in a Microsoft word to be submitted next meeting.