This is for all the teachers who will be discussing oral tradition topic.

1. OBJECTIVES:
a. Explicate the meaning of Oral
Tradition and Myth.
b. Read the story about “Daedalus and
Icarus
c. Listen attentively and purposively

2. ORAL TRADITION- the stories,
beliefs, etc., that a group of
people share by telling stories
and talking to each other.

5. Myth
Myth is a legendary or a traditional story that
usually concerns an event or a hero, with or
without using factual or real explanations.These
particularly concern demigods or deities, and
describes some rites, practices, and natural
phenomenon.Typically, a myth involves historical
events and supernatural beings.There are many
types of myths, such as classic myths, religious

6. Characteristics of Myth
Myth usually features ruling gods, goddesses,
deities, and heroes having god-like-qualities,
but status lower than gods. Often, the
daughter or son of a god (such as Percy
Jackson) is fully mortal, and
these characters have supernatural abilities
and powers that raise them above average
human beings.

7. Characteristics of Myth
Myths are mostly very old, and happen to
have ruled the world when science,
philosophy, and technology were not very
precise, as they are today.Therefore, people
were unaware of certain questions, like why
the sky is blue, or why night is dark, or what
are the causes of earthquakes.Thus, it was
myths that explained natural phenomena,

11. Processing Questions:
1.Why did Minos employ Daedalus?
2.What did Daedalus construct for Minos?
3.What instruction was given by Daedalus to Icarus before taking
flight?
4.What did the people on the ground think when they saw Icarus
and Daedalus?
5.How did Daedalus and Icarus prepare for their escape?
6.How did Icarus die?
7.What is the summary of the story Daedalus and Icarus?
8.What lesson does the myth of Daedalus and Icarus teach?