Icarus and Daedalus

What is the purpose of a myth?

• to teach about Greek culture

• to explain the customs

• to explain, inform, and entertain

Describe the relationship between Daedalus and Icarus

• Employer and employee

• Father and son

• Uncle and nephew

What are character traits?

• behaviors that describe the character

• the character's best behavior

• the character's worst behavior

What is an inference?

• Your best ideas about a story

• The author's opinion

• To draw a conclusion using story clues

How do you draw a conclusion about a character's traits in a story?

• Pay attention to what the character says, does, and thinks

• Pay attention to the last paragraph in a story

• Pay attention to the beginning of the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.1

Who built the Labyrinth?

• Icarus

• Daedalus

• King Minos

Which creature lived inside the Labyrinth?

• Cerebus

• The Minotaur

• The Cyclops

What was Daedalus' plan to escape the island?

• To create wings and fly away

• To use magic to disappear

• He had no plan of escape

What advice did Daedalus give to Icarus, his son?

• Not to take risks

• Not to fly too low or too high

• Not to be disobedient

What happened to Icarus?

• He drowned

• He swam away to another island

• He woke up from his dream