Grade 2 - Greek Myths

106 Greek Myths: Supplemental Guide 6 | Daedalus and Icarus

 Recount a personal experience involving “cold feet” with

appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking

audibly in coherent sentences (SL.2.4)

 Explain the meaning of “cold feet” and use in appropriate

contexts (L.2.6)

 Identify how King Minos feels when he discovers Theseus

escaped from the Labyrinth

 Use adjectives correctly in oral language

Core Vocabulary

currents, n. Strong fl ows of air or water moving in a certain direction

Example: The ocean currents carried Max’s sailboat closer to shore.

Variation(s): current

desperately, adv. Frantically and with all your might, with a sense of panic

and need

Example: The fi refi ghters tried desperately to save the animals from the

burning house.

Variation(s): none

plummeted, v. Fell straight down

Example: Chloe sadly watched as her ice cream plummeted off the

cone onto the fl oor.

Variation(s): plummet, plummets, plummeting

proof, n. Evidence that something is true

Example: You need to have proof before you blame someone for doing

something.

Variation(s): none

sill, n. The strip of material, such as wood, below a window or door

Example: Antonio grew little fl owers in pots on his window sill.

Variation(s): sills