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In the beginning
LearNING STraTeGIeS:
Graphic Organizer, Marking the Text, Rereading, Brainstorming, Skimming/Scanning
About the Author
Geraldine McCaughrean was born in London in 1951. She studied teaching but found her greatest talent was writing. She has published more than
160 books, most of them for children, including a sequel to the original Peter Pan. “Daedalus and Icarus” is her retelling of a well-known story from Greek mythology. For McCaughrean, writing is an escape and a great deal of fun.
Daedalus
and
Icarus
reputation: how a person is thought of
soaring: rising to a great height
myth
Word CoNNeCTIoNS
Roots and Affixes
The suffix -logy is from Greek and means “the study of.” This much-used word part appears in many words in English,
such as mythology, biology, bacteriology, criminology, ecology.
my Notes
Learning Target
• Identify the elements of the exposition of a story by accurately recording textual evidence that supports interpretation.
• Identify and utilize varied sentence patterns in writing.
Preview
In this activity, you will read a myth and identify the elements of the exposition.
Setting a Purpose for Reading
• As you read the following story, look for and mark the different events in the plot.
• Circle unknown words and phrases. Try to determine the meaning of the words by using context clues, word parts, or a dictionary.
from Greek Myths by Geraldine McCaughrean
1 The island of Crete was ruled by King Minos, whose reputation for wickedness had spread to every shore. One day he summoned to his country a famous inventor named Daedalus. “Come, Daedalus, and bring your son, Icarus, too. I have a job for you, and I pay well.”
2 King Minos wanted Daedalus to build him a palace, with soaring towers and a high, curving roof. In the cellars there was to be a maze of many corridors—so twisting and dark that any man who once ventured in there would never find his way out again.
3 “What is it for?” asked Daedalus. “Is it a treasure vault? Is it a prison to hold criminals?”
4 But Minos only replied, “Build my labyrinth as I told you. I pay you to build, not to ask questions.”
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