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   Study the word DESPERATE:
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“Despair,” or “desperation,” is a sad, scary, dangerous, or hopeless situation. And when you’re in despair, you’re desperate: you're scared, uncomfortable, or in danger, and you need something very badly--and you’ll do anything to get it.

This girl is desperate for help. She's desperate to get inside the building. She's very scared of something outside that could hurt her.


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Sometimes people say, "Desperate times call for desperate measures." That means, "When the situation is extremely bad, you have to do something extremely bad: something crazy, different, or dangerous." For example, if you're desperately hungry, you might steal someone else's food.


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desperate wanting and needing something so badly that you don't care what you have to do to get it




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You can use either of the two ideas I'll suggest, or you can invent your own. Include as much detail as you can!


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  Write a sentence with the word DESPERATE:
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Remember: if you feel desperate, you really need something, and you won't be okay until you get it.

Idea 1: "With a desperate shout, the child (tried to do something)."

Idea 2: "After (doing something hard, or eating something yucky or boring) for a long time, I’m desperate for (something fun or delicious)."


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