The Flight of Icarus

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How does the setting impact the plot of the story?

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Daedalus sees the air as a means of escape.

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RL.7.3

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What is the author's purpose for using the sentence: Daedalus was an ingenious artist and was not discouraged by his failures?

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smart person who doesn't give up

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RL.7.3

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What is the effect of the description of Icarus playing on the shore in the last sentence of paragraph 3?

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It shows that Icarus likes to play.

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RL.7.3

RL.7.6

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Purpose of the comparison: "Icarus, standing in the bright sun, the shining wings dropping gracefully from his shoulders, his golden hair wet with spray, and his eyes bright and dark with excitement, looked like a lovely bird."

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joy when he flies

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RL.7.3

Front

What does anxiety mean in paragraph 8?

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Consuming fear

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L.7.4b

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Which quote from paragraph 7 of the selection shows that Icarus flew too high?

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. . . the sun became so hot that the largest feathers dropped off . . .

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RL.7.1

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What were the two things Icarus's father told him to do?

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Don't fly too low or too high and stay close to me

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RL.7.1

Front

What softened the wax on Icarus's wings?

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The sun's heat

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RL.7.1

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What could you infer is the best reason Daedalus has for not wanting his son Icarus to fly?

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He thought that Icarus would be too bold and reckless.

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RL.7.1

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What happened to Icarus at the end of the story?

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He fell into the sea and Daedalus buried his son on an island called Icaria.

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RL.7.1