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1. Sewed Up His Heart From Sure Hands, Strong Heart:
The Life of Daniel Hale Williams
by Lillie Patterson
illustrated by Leslie Bowman http://www.opencourtresources.com
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2. Word Knowledge These words have different spellings for the /k/ sound.
What are the three spellings? ___, ___, ___
c
k
_ck
3. Word Knowledgecautious patient complication examination
These words contain the letters ti .
How is ti pronounced in the words? _____
/sh/
4. Word Knowledgecartilage artery sternum pericardium These words name parts of the human body.
5. Word KnowledgeMore words with the /k/ sound! cart condition tracks sidewalks
How is the /k/ sound spelled in cart?
C
How is the /k/ sound spelled in condition?
C
How is the /k/ sound spelled in tracks?
_ck
How is the /k/ sound spelled in sidewalks?
K
6. Word Knowledge Look for the two pronouns in this sentence.
Making his rounds, he looked as immaculate as always despite the heat.
he is a subject pronoun (the who in the sentence)
his is a possessive pronoun (belonging to)
7. Word Knowledge What is the possessive pronoun in this sentence?
Dr. Dan began his examination.
his
His is referred to whom?
Dr. Dan
8. Word Knowledge Identify the verbs in this sentence.
He made another cut to separate the rib cartilage from the sternum.
made
separate
(Cut can be used as a verb but in this sentence it is a noun.)
9. Word Knowledge What words contain the /k/ sound in this sentence?
We can keep our bodies in good condition by exercising.
can
keep
condition
10. fatal
suture
colleagues
condemnation
anesthesia
incision
11. Selection Vocabulary: fatalUse context clues, word structure, and/or apposition to determine the meaning. Heart wounds were usually considered fatal. (pg. 229)
The accident was not fatal. The driver survived.
fatal (adjective)something that causes a person or animal to die
12. Selection Vocabulary: sutureUse context clues, word structure, and/or apposition to determine the meaning. Any surgeon who would attempt to suture a wound of the heart, the surgeon wrote, is not worthy of the serious consideration of his colleagues. (pg. 229)
It took six stitches to suture the cut on Marissas leg.
suture (verb)stitch together a wound
13. Selection Vocabulary: colleaguesUse context clues, word structure, and/or apposition to determine the meaning. Any surgeon who would attempt to suture a wound of the heart, the surgeon wrote, is not worthy of the serious consideration of his colleagues. (pg. 229)
Grandmas colleagues came to the party to celebrate her retirement from nursing.
colleagues (noun)people who work together in
the same profession
14. Selection Vocabulary: condemnationUse context clues, word structure, and/or apposition to determine the meaning. If he opened the chest and Cornish died anyway, there would be certain condemnation from medical groups. (pg. 230)
Hannahs condemnation made Lena regret her unkind words.
condemnation (noun)strong disapproval
15. Selection Vocabulary: anesthesia Use context clues, word structure, and/or apposition to determine the meaning. He walked over and looked down at Cornish, now under the effects of anesthesia. (pg. 231)
The patient was given anesthesia so she would not feel anything during surgery.
anesthesia (noun)something that causes people
or animals not to feel pain during an operation
16. Selection Vocabulary: incisionUse context clues, word structure, and/or apposition to determine the meaning. Quickly, Dr. Dan made the incision, lengthening the stab wound to the right. (pg. 232)
The doctor stitched the small incision above the childs eye.
incision (noun)cut
17. Background biography of a famous historical figure
Dr. Daniel Hale Williams (1856 -1931)
?famous for performing the first successful heart surgery.
?founder of Provident Hospital in Chicago (1891)
--first interracial hospital and training center for African-Americans
?Dr. Williams performed a heart surgery that saved his patient, James Cornish. His courage to perform an operation that had never been performed before saved the lives of untold numbers of patients.