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Make Your Point, Jr. > Words in ABC Order > greed

   Study the word GREED:
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Greed is a bad thing. To have greed is to have a strong wish for more than you need, or more than your fair share. A greedy person wants to have and keep lots of money, lots of food, or lots of something else... and they don't care if other people have less. Someone might be greedy for money, greedy for snacks, or greedy for the teacher's attention: they want it all, and they don't care about other people's needs.

If you're sharing a cake with your friends, one of your friends might show greed by grabbing most of the cake, not caring that the others will be hungry.


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A greedy person might even steal things from other people.


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  Make a flash card:
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greed the desire to grab or keep lots of things all for yourself




  Write your own sentence!
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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 GREED:
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Remember: greed is an urge to get lots of stuff for yourself, even if other people need it, too.

Idea 1: "(Someone's) eyes sparkled with greed as (he or she) grabbed a whole bunch of (something)."

Idea 2: "(Someone) stared greedily at (something), wondering how to get it all for (himself or herself)."


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