Myths and Legends Day 22 Daedalus and Icarus
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Myths and Legends Day 22 Daedalus and Icarus Play this Power. Point in slideshow mode and click on the speakers to listen to your teacher!
Write the words next to the real meaning, you could use a dictionary to help you. Any bowl or container in which a liquid can be kept. A brown game bird with a round body and a short tail. jealous minotaur partridge vessels When you feel bitterness towards someone who has something that you would like to have. A mythical beast that has the head of a bull and the body of a man. Challenge: Now write these words into your own sentences. Remember full stops and capital letters, your best handwriting, add conjunctions to your writing and always read your work to check it makes sense.
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Until its hot brilliance surrounded him.
Questions 1. Why was Daedalus jealous of his nephew? 2. Do you think Daedalus was a kind man? Explain your answer. 3. What was in the middle of the labyrinth? 4. Describe some of the things that Daedalus made for King Minos. 5. Think about what you already know, what do you think will happen next? Answer these questions in your exercise books using the story to help you, read your answers carefully to check they make sense. When you are happy with your work look at the answers on the next page. How can you improve your answers?
Answers 1. Daedalus was jealous of his nephew Talos because he was a very clever boy, he invented the saw, the compass and the potter’ wheel. 2. No I do not think Daedalus was a kind man because he allowed his jealousy to get the better of him, make him push Talos from the roof of a temple. 3. There was a Minotaur in the middle of the labyrinth. 4 Daedalus made may beautiful statues and temples, furniture and vessels for King Minos. 5. Because Daedalus is really good at making things I think the wings will be really successful and they will fly away.
