Learn Key Vocabulary

Rate and Study the Words Rate how well you know each word. Then:

  • 1. Pronounce the word. Say it aloud several times. Spell it.

  • 2. Study the example.

  • 3. Tell more about the word.

  • 4. Practice it. Make the word your own.

Rating Scale

  • 1 = I have never seen this word before.

  • 2 = I am not sure of the word’s meaning.

  • 3 = I know this word and can teach the word’s meaning to someone else.

Key Words
ancient (ān-shunt) adjective
photograph of an ancient Greek urn
Something that is ancient is very old. This ancient urn was made in Greece.		characters (ka-rak-turz) noun
Sculpture of some Greek gods

Sculpture of some Greek gods


People who are in stories are characters. Many times in Greek myths the characters are gods.
plot (plot) noun
King Midas

King Midas


The plan or main storyline is called the plot. King Midas is a character in one Greek story. As part of the plot, everything he touches turns to gold.		content (kun-tent) adjective
illustration of King Midas walking down a golden staircase
A person who is content is happy. King Midas was not content even though he lived in a big castle.
greedy (grē-dē) adjective
illustration of three bowls made of gold
To be greedy is to always want more. King Midas was greedy for more gold.		Practice the Words With a partner, make an Expanded Meaning Map for each Key Word. Take turns asking questions like “What is a word that is like greedy?”
illustration of an expanded meaning map

Expanded Meaning Map