Oral Reading Fluency 16: "Measuring Greatness" - Speak more clearly!
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If someone asked you
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to give examples of great people,
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who would you name?
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What makes a person great?
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That's the question our reading is based on.
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"Bring about" is a phrasal verb.
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It means to make something happen.
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For example, you can bring about change,
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make it happen.
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Listen for this verb.
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Also in our reading
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you'll hear different forms of common words,
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like "kind" and "great."
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Understanding word parts is very useful.
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Did you know, for example,
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that the ending (the suffix) -ly
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makes an adverb, as in "kind" - "kindly."
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And did you know that the suffix -ness
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makes a noun, as in "great" - "greatness."
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Listen for these word endings.
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So how do you judge others?
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Which people in history or in the present
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do you consider to be great?
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