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 High flying escape ends in death
By Robin Sloan
Icarus, son of the famous caused the feathers to drop off. The wings
inventor, Daedalus, plunged into the collapsed and Icarus fell into the sea and
Aegean Sea and drowned while drowned.
attempting to escape from the island of
Headline:
Crete early This isHisa body
yesterday afternoon. short,
attention-getting
Daedalus, sobbing from the distant
has yet to be recovered. shore where he had landed safely, said,
statement about the“Myevent.
last words to Icarus before we left the
Icarus and his father had made island was to stay close and not fly too
wings from wax and bird feathers they high! He just didn’t listen! Why didn’t he
had collected over the years while listen to me?”
imprisoned on the island of Crete. They
attached the homemade wings to their Daedalus and Icarus had been held
arms and, using a flapping motion, lifted
off from the island shortly before noon.
Tip! prisoner by King Minos on the island of
Crete, and had been forced to build a
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to catchatthe thereaders
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attention.
While making their escape, IcarusMake sureknown
it is interesting!
to be the most difficult maze in the
flew too close to the sun. As a result, the world to navigate successfully.
heat melted the wax on his wings which
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 High flying escape ends in death
By Robin Sloan
Icarus, son of the famous
inventor, Daedalus, plunged into the
Aegean Sea and drowned while
attempting to escape from the island of
Byline:
Crete early yesterday ThisHistells
afternoon. bodywho wrote
has yet to be recovered.
Icarus and his father had made
wings from wax and bird feathers they
had collected over the years while
imprisoned on the island of Crete. They
attached the homemade wings to their
arms and, using a flapping motion, lifted
off from the island shortly before noon.
While making their escape, Icarus
flew too close to the sun. As a result, the
heat melted the wax on his wings which
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caused the feathers to drop off. The wings
collapsed and Icarus fell into the sea and
drowned.
the sobbing
Daedalus, story.from the distant
shore where he had landed safely, said,
“My last words to Icarus before we left the
island was to stay close and not fly too
high! He just didn’t listen! Why didn’t he
listen to me?”
Daedalus and Icarus had been held
prisoner by King Minos on the island of
Crete, and had been forced to build a
labyrinth at the palace of Knossos. It was
known to be the most difficult maze in the
world to navigate successfully.
 High flying escape ends in death
By Robin Sloan
Icarus, son of the famous caused the feathers to drop off. The wings
inventor, Daedalus, plunged into the collapsed and Icarus fell into the sea and
Aegean Sea and drowned while drowned.
attempting to escape from the island of
Crete early yesterday afternoon. His body Daedalus, sobbing from the distant
has yet to be recovered. shore where he had landed safely, said,
Lead (Hook): This has “My the last
who,
wordswhat,
to Icaruswhen,
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attached the homemade wings to their
arms and, using a flapping motion, lifted prisoner by King Minos on the island of
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labyrinth at the palace of Knossos. It was
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flew too close to the sun. As thought-provoking
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statement.
heat melted the wax on his wings which
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Explanation: After the lead paragraph has been written, you must decide what
other facts or details the reader might want to know. Make sure that you have
High flying escape ends in death
enough information to answer any important questions a reader might have after
reading the headline and the lead paragraph.
By Robin Sloan
Icarus, son of the famous caused the feathers to drop off. The wings
inventor, Daedalus, plunged into the collapsed and Icarus fell into the sea and
Aegean Sea and drowned while drowned.
attempting to escape from the island of
Crete early yesterday afternoon. His body Daedalus, sobbing from the distant
has yet to be recovered. shore where he had landed safely, said,
“My last words to Icarus before we left the
Icarus and his father had made island was to stay close and not fly too
wings from wax and bird feathers they high! He just didn’t listen! Why didn’t he
had collected over the years while listen to me?”
imprisoned on the island of Crete. They
attached the homemade wings to their Daedalus and Icarus had been held
prisoner by King Minos on the island of
arms and, using a flapping motion, lifted
off from the island shortly before noon. Tip!
Crete, and had been forced to build a
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heat melted the wax on his wings which
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 High flying escape ends in death
By Robin Sloan
Icarus, son of the famous caused the feathers to drop off. The wings
inventor, Daedalus, plunged into the collapsed and Icarus fell into the sea and
Aegean Sea and drowned while drowned.
attempting to escape from the island of
Crete early yesterday afternoon. His body Daedalus, sobbing from the distant
has yet to be recovered. shore where he had landed safely, said,
“My last words to Icarus before we left the
Icarus and his father had made island was to stay close and not fly too
wings from wax and bird feathers they high! He just didn’t listen! Why didn’t he
had collected over the years while listen to me?”
imprisoned on the island of Crete. They
attached the homemade wings to their
arms and, using
Tip! Daedalus and Icarus had been held
prisoner by King Minos on the island of
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 High flying escape ends in death
By Robin Sloan
Icarus, son of the famous
inventor, Daedalus, plunged into the
Aegean Sea and drowned while
attempting to escape from the island of
Crete early yesterday afternoon. His body
has yet to be recovered.
Icarus and his father had made
wings from wax and bird feathers they
had collected over the years while
imprisoned on the island of Crete. They
attached the homemade wings to their
arms and, using a flapping motion, lifted
off from the island shortly before noon.
While making their escape, Icarus
flew too close to the sun. As a result, the
heat melted the wax on his wings which
http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/aero/wright/teachers/pdf/language/
caused the feathers to drop off. The wings
collapsed and Icarus fell into the sea and
drowned.
Daedalus, sobbing from the distant
shore where he had landed safely, said,
“My last words to Icarus before we left the
island was to stay close and not fly too
high! He just didn’t listen! Why didn’t he
listen to me?”
Daedalus and Icarus had been held
prisoner by King Minos on the island of
Crete, and had been forced to build a
labyrinth at the palace of Knossos. It was
known to be the most difficult maze in the
world to navigate successfully.