1. Icarus

2. Would you participate in these risky behaviors?
Bungee jumping
Sky diving
Taking a road trip across the country by yourself
Hitchhiking
Tight rope walking
Giving a speech in front of the whole school
Asking your crush out on a date

3. Day 1
Essential Question:
How does Lewis Morris build upon the Greek myth of Daedalus and Icarus in his poem, “Icarus”? Cite strong and thorough evidence from the text to support your answer.

4. Make an inference
“His son, Icarus, stood next to him, and, not realizing that he was handling things that would endanger him, caught laughingly at the down that blew in the passing breeze…”

5. Answer in Reading Response
How does Icarus participate in risk-taking behaviors?
Why does Icarus participate in risk-taking behaviors?
How might the myth of Icarus take on a deeper meaning when placed in the present? Cite strong evidence from the text to support your response.

6. Day 2

7. Bell Ringer
A) Have you ever acted impulsively? If yes, give an example. B) Does age affect a person’s decision- making skills?

8. Allusion
Definition: A literary device used to reference another object outside of the work of literature.
More: The object can be a real or fictional person, event, quote, or other work of artistic expression. Allusions can be shorthand for adding emotion or significance to a passage by drawing on the reader’s prior associations with the object.
Example 1: Big Brother: Now a reality television show in countries across the world, the term Big Brother comes from George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984 (he, in turn, may have taken the phrase from a WWII-era billboard). Whereas it once just described a familial relation, “Big Brother” is now shorthand for referring to mass surveillance and abuse of government power.
Example 2; Watergate: The 1972 scandal at the Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C. led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon. Since the event, the suffix – gate has been added to many dozens of names to refer to scandals.
Can you think of a scandal that has had the “gate” suffix added to it?

9. “Icarus” – Reading Response Questions
How does Morris treat the theme of risk taking similarly to Ovid? Cite strong textual evidence to support your response.
What is the difference between Icarus’s demise in Morris’s poem than his demise in Ovid’s myth? Cite strong textual evidence to support your response.

10. Making connections
How does Lewis Morris build upon the Greek myth of Daedalus and Icarus in his poem, “Icarus?” Cite strong and thorough evidence from the text to support your answer.

11. Decision Making Questions
Based on “Teens and Decision Making,” how does the development of the teenage brain impact teens’ decision making? Cite strong textual evidence to support your response.
How is the concept of inexperience developed throughout the first two chapters of Into the Wild? Cite strong textual evidence to support your response.

12. Assignment
Write three paragraphs exploring how the myth, poem, and article relate to the risk-taking behaviors in Into the Wild.

13. Exit Slip
Would Chris McCandless’ journey have turned out differently if he were older? Use evidence from the texts to support your position.