Daedalus and Icarus

by Nick Pontikis
 Objectives:

1. Relate personal experiences to the content/theme of the literary text

2. Defend that trials and challenges make us better persons

3. Make connections between things learned

4. Appreciate trials and challenges as spices of life

The questions are the following:
1. What do you see in the video? Describe.
2. Who are the characters and what are they doing? How do they look
and what do they say?
3. Have you and your family or your friends ever experienced the
problem or a similar problem?
4. What do you think are the causes of the problem/s shown in the clips?
5. What solutions to the problems were done? Were they done
individually or collectively? Can solutions to problems be achieved
when everybody does his part? How?
TASK 2. YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND
Remember the time when you were weak and low. Fill out the
balloons with your experiences that show them. Share your
answers with classmates.
TASK 3. READ TO ACHIEVE
Facts and Details
1. Who hired Daedalus?
2. What did Daedalus design to hold the Minotaur?
3. What did Daedalus invent to help him and Icarus escape
from the Labyrinth?
4. What did he warn Icarus not to do?
5. What happened to Icarus?
What’s Going On?

1. Why did Minos imprison Daedalus in the Labyrinth?

2. Why did Minos think that, if Daedalus can‘t find his way
out, ―so much the better‖?
3. Minos tells Icarus that the plan is dangerous. Why does he
want them to take this risk?
4. Why did Daedalus leave his wings on the altar of Apollo?
Why wouldn‘t he want to fly some more?
Digging Deeper
Answer these questions in your notebook.
1. In a short paragraph, describe how Daedalus planned to escape from
the island prison of Crete.
2. Do you think Daedalus‘ plan is a good one? Explain your answer.
3. Which events in the myth could have happened in real life?
4. If you had access to building resources and materials , how would
you design a flying machine to help you escape from the island prison
of Crete?
TASK 4. MY LEARNINGS, MY ANALYSIS, MY
REALIZATIONS!
Directions: Complete the following:
1. From the video clips and the activity You’ve Got a Friend, we
learned that
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2. From these activities, we also realized that

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