Unit 4:The History of the Airplane
The story of Daedalus and Icarus is one of the most well-known Greek Myths. The Ancient Greeks believed that Daedalus was an exceptionally skilled craftsman who was responsible for inventing several carpentry tools. There are many different endings to this story, as you will see. In some versions of the story, Daedalus escapes safe and sound from Crete and King Minos' kingdom and mourns the loss of his child. In memory of his son, he names the spot where Icarus plunged to his death the Icarian Sea.
In this Lesson the pupils:
1. Get to know the myth of Daedalus and Icarus, which is considered "the first flight accident",
2. Compare different versions and endings of the story of Daedalus and Icarus,
3. Use of the Simple Past/ Past Continuous/Progressive Tense so as to narrate past events related to the story,
4. Find how this Greek Myth influenced many artists (teamwork-painting/literature/music),
5. Express their version of the myth in their own work of art ( teamwork- creation of a poem, song, or painting)
