Icarus and Daedalus Lesson Plan

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School San Roque National High School Grade Level 10

DAILY Teacher MS. VERONICA C. ACO Learning Area English


LESSON
LOG Teaching Dates June 13, 2019
Quarter 1
and Time 9:30-10:30 - Love

DAY: Thursday
I. OBJECTIVES

The learner demonstrates understanding of how world literature and other


A. Content Standards text types serve as ways of expressing and resolving personal conflicts,
also how to use strategies in linking textual information, repairing,
enhancing communication public speaking, emphasis markers in
persuasive texts, different forms of modals, reflexive and intensive
pronouns.

The learner composes a short but powerful persuasive text using a variety
B. Performance Standards of persuasive techniques and devices.

 EN10RC-Ia-2.15.2: Determine the effect of textual aids like


C. Learning Competencies/ advance organizers, titles, non-linear illustrations, etc. on the
Objectives understanding of a text
 EN10VC-Ia-1.4/2.4:Determine how connected events contribute to
the totality of a material viewed.

II. CONTENT Icarus and Daedalus by Nick Pontikis

III. LEARNING
RESOURCES

A. References

1. Teacher’s Guide pages


2. Learner’s Material pp. 13-16
pages
3. Textbook pages
4. Additional Materials
from Learning
Resource (LR) portal

B. Other Learning
Resources

IV. PROCEDURES

A. Reviewing Previous Identify the literary text.


Lesson or Presenting 1. The most influential literary text.
the New Lesson 2. The source of myths and legends of Greece.
3. The longest epic of the world. It contains the history of religion in
India.
4. This depicted the sad fate of the slaves and has become the basis
of US democracy.
5. This includes the cult of Osiris and the mythology and theology of
Egypt.
B. Lesson Proper/Presentation Which would you choose, the red
pill that will make you great or the
blue pill that would make you
happy? Why?
C. Introduction of the New Before reading:
Concept 1. The learners will take note of the following details.
1. Daedalus – his name means skilled worker. He was a famous
architect, inventor, and master craftsman known for having created
many objects that figure prominently in various myths.
2. Icarus – the son of Daedalus.
3. King Minos – the king of Crete
4. Theseus – the Athenian hero who escaped the maze
5. Minotaur – the monstrous half-man, half-bull inside the maze.

D. Discussion of the New


Concept The class will watch the story of Icarus and Daedalus

E. Developing Mastery The learners will answer the following questions:

1. Why did Minos imprison Daedalus in the Labyrinth?


2. Why did Minos think that if Daedalus can’t find his way out, “so
much the better”?
3. Daedalus told Icarus that the plan is dangerous. Why does he want
them to take this risk?
4. Why did Daedalus leave his wings on the altar of Apollo? Why
wouldn’t he want to fly some more?

The class will be divided into five groups. Each group will accomplish the
F. Discussing New Concepts or following task:
Practicing New Skills
Group 1:
The learners will accomplish the diagram. Write the positive insight they
gained from what happened to Icarus on the circle with the + symbol and
the negatives on the – circle.

+
Icarus
-

Group 2
The group will examine the painting Landscape with the Fall of Icarus by
Pieter Brueghel. The learners will share their impression about the painting.

Group 3:
The learners will accomplish the diagram below. What are the
actions/decisions of Daedalus that leads to the death of his son?
The fall
Decision Action
of Icarus

Group 4
The group will be given a copy of the poem “Landscape with the Fall of
Icarus” by William Carlos Williams. The learners will give their insight about
how the poem reflects the myth of Icarus and Daedalus.

Landscape with the Fall of Icarus


William Carlos Williams

According to Brueghel
when Icarus fell
it was spring

a farmer was ploughing


his field
the whole pageantry

of the year was


awake tingling
with itself

sweating in the sun


that melted
the wings' wax

unsignificantly
off the coast
there was

a splash quite unnoticed


this was
Icarus drowning

Group 5
Accomplish the diagram below. Write the difference between the two
characters.

Icarus Daedalus

G. Practical Applications Imagine you were Icarus, and the sun represent your dreams and desire.
Would you still reach for it even though you know that it will result to
failure? Why or Why not?
H. Making Generalizations Which character in the story represents the blue pill? Why? The red pill?
and Abstractions about the Why?
Lesson
I. Evaluating Learning Answer the following question:
1. Who hires Daedalus?
2. What does Daedalus designed to hold the Minotaur?
3. What does Daedalus invent to help him and Icarus escape from the
labyrinth?
4. What does he warn Icarus not to do?
5. What happens to Icarus?
J. Additional Activities for On a one half sheet of paper, answer the following question in three to five
Application or Remediation sentences.
1. How are you similar to Icarus?

V. REMARKS

VI. REFLECTION
SECTIONS
A. No. of learners who
earned 80% on the
formative assessment
B. No of learners who
require additional
activities for remediation
C. Did the remedial lessons
work? No. of learners
who caught up with the
lesson
D. No. of learners who
continue to require
remediation.
E. Which of my teaching
strategies worked well?
Why did these work?
F. What difficulties did I
encounter which my
principal or supervisor
can help me solve?
G. What innovation or
localized materials did I
use/discover which I
wish to share with other
teachers?

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