It was good to have our group of seventh and eighth graders back together today! I hope that every family had a wonderful Christmas break!
Today we took a look at the Greek myth of Daedalus and Icarus. We read the story written by Penelope Farmer and talked about the lessons this myth teaches us. We also read the poem "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus" by William Carlos Williams and examined the painting of the same name by Brueghel. It's definitely interesting to compare these three works all based upon the Greek myth! Students then wrote a summary of the myth. We talked together about the types of details that would be important to include in a summary--and the types of details that should be left out--and the students created a summarized version of the story and the lesson learned from it.
Students spent time reading in class. I was pleased to see that many students did lots of reading over the break! Others didn't get much extra reading done, but we'll continue to work at making reading a regular habit for all students!
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