Language and Content

Think About “Stories from Greece”

Check Your Understanding

1.–2. Work with a partner to complete each item.

  • 1. Identify Character Traits Make a character map like the one below. Complete the chart with what you know about the character King Midas.

    illustration of a character map graphic organizer

  • 2. Sum It Up Use your character chart to retell the ancient story of King Midas to a partner. When was the king greedy? When was he content?

Review Vocabulary

3.–7. Read the paragraph aloud. Add the vocabulary words.

There are many old and _____ myths from Greece. The _____ in the stories are people and gods. The stories’ _____ taught lessons about how to act. One myth is about King Midas. He was a very _____ king. He was not _____ with what he had. He asked a god to give him the power to turn everything he touched into gold.

Vocabulary

  • ancient

  • characters

  • content

  • greedy

  • plots

Write about Myths illustration of pen icon

8. Plan a myth that teaches people a lesson. Make a list that includes the characters, the setting, and the plot.