A story that often tells a lesson and explains the creation of something

A true story of gods from long ago

A fictional story based on real people from history

A story with taking animals that tells a lesson

Why does Icarus fall into the sea?

He was hunting for fish the way a gull does.

Daedalus warns Icarus about:

eating the food from inside the palace.

flying too low so that they will be seen.

Why does it take Daedalus so long to make the wings?

He must get the feathers from the birds one at a time.

He wasn't sure that he wanted to escape.

Why is Daedalus unhappy at the end of the story?

He is free, but he is now alone.

He wishes he could go back to the palace. Freedom isn't as fun as he thought it would be.

What happens to Icarus at the end of the story?

He sinks in deep down into the ocean among the sharks and eels and squid

He flies off to England and lives happily ever after

Athena turns him into a beautiful bluebird

He starts his own fashion line of wings for humans.

What instructions does Daedalus give Icarus before Icarus flies away?

Don't fly too high. Don't fly too low. Keep to the middle air.

Head to second star on the right and straight on until morning.

Never throw stones at glass houses.

Why does Daedalus hate Crete?

He is homesick after his long exile there, but is trapped by the sea.

He is separated from his father.

He has been there alone for over a decade.

He longs to go on a pilgrimage.

What does the boy think, and what does he do?

He thinks "This is wonderful" and leaves his father to fly higher.

He thinks "This is too risky" and leaves his father to fly back to Crete.

He thinks "This is wonderful" and flies to Mt. Olympus to challenge the gods.

He thinks "I cannot do this" and leaves his father to land on a desert island.

Story-- What would be the BEST lesson learned from this myth?

Actions have consequences (good or bad)

Bald men are hotter than men with hair.

Icarus and Daedalus

Authored by Margaret Anderson

English

4th - 8th Grade

CCSS covered

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did Daedalus make wings for himself and Icarus?

to be more like the gods

To escape their imprisonment

to impress King Minos

to teach his son to fly

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Why did Icarus crash into the sea and die?

His arms got tired

He flew too close to the sun and it melted the wax

He wanted to be a fish

He flew too close to the sun and it blinded him

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why did Daedalus warn Icarus to not fly too close to the sea?

He's allergic to water

Sharks might eat him

The spray would make his wings waterlogged

He might be seen by ships

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is the name of the island where Daedalus and Icarus are prisoners?

Greece

Sicily

Crete

Minos

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does "freedom stop" for Daedalus also?

He is recaptured and imprisoned in crete

He dies.

He never overcomes his grief

He is punished by the gods.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When Daedalus arrived in Sicily he ...

Built a temple and hung up the wings

Rejoiced in his escape

Wrote a song about Icarus

Invented a flying machine

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A possible theme of the STORY could be...

Freedom is worth sacrificing your life

Man can be godlike

Listen to authority

You can't trust anyone

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

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Icarus and Daedalus

Why did Daedalus make wings for himself and Icarus?

Why did Icarus crash into the sea and die?

Why did Daedalus warn Icarus to not fly too close to the sea?

What is the name of the island where Daedalus and Icarus are prisoners?

How does "freedom stop" for Daedalus also?

When Daedalus arrived in Sicily he ...

A possible theme of the STORY could be...

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