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)
You are going to watch a video called "The Boy Who Flew Too High" and then, read a different version of the story from the book Understanding Myths and Legends (pages 17-18).
- What are the differences between the two versions of the story? Which one do you prefer and why?
- Which other Greek myth is the Daedalus and Icarus' story connected with?
- Now that you are reminded of the story, you can try to do a matching exercise :
This well-known myth from Ancient Greece is told, for the first time, as a lively modern rhyme for children by Paul Perro, who wrote a poem called Icarus- The Rise and Fall in 2014. Have a look at it and meanwhile, complete the verbs missing in the correct form of the Simple Past tense. 😄
These are some Works of art inspired by the myth of Daedalus and Icarus. Can you find more? You can upload relevant images in the "Comment Area". You can also visit the following links:
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