Midas and the Golden Touch

• English and media
• Secondary Education

WELCOME TO ENGLISH CLASS

Walking down the memory lane-Best activity of the year

EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES

Learners will be able to:-​

-​recall the correct spellings of the new words

-identify and relate to the qualities and values shown by the main character.

-identify the element of irony present in the story.

-notice the transformation of King Midas from beginning to end.

- make inferences by recalling the main events of the story.

WARM UP- Hear and write activity.

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LISTEN TO THE WORDS CAREFULLY AND WRITE THEIR CORRECT SPELLINGS IN THE SPACE GIVEN BELOW. 

Q- Why does King Midas want the ability to turn things to gold?

1. King Midas wants to become rich.
2. King Midas wanted gold to make his wife happy.
3. King Midas wanted to become the greatest king.
4. King Midas was just not contend with his riches and wanted to have more.

According to you what was the main purpose of this myth?

Q- Which incident leads Midas to regret his wish?

Q-Which statement best states the irony in the story?

1. Midas was rewarded with the golden touch.
2. Midas comes to hate what he once desired.
3. Midas discovers his daughter asleep in the garden.
4. Midas washing all the things around.

How does Midas first describe gold and what does he call it after his daughter turns to gold?

Q - After his experience, do you think the king will spend much time in his gold room? Give evidence from story to support your answer.

Closure- Let's recall the story through QUIZZIZ

LET'S RECALL THE STORY THROUGH QUIZZIZ.

• HOME ASSIGNMENT

1)Attempt the SAQ from the story on the given PADLET link

Q- Imagine that King Midas wants to teach his daughter the lesson he learned. Write a short scene where he asks a goldsmith to make a golden apple, presents it to her with a real apple and then tells her about the real value of things.

2)Revise the spellings to attempt  Eng VOCAB TEST-6 assignment which will be uploaded on teams.