Transcript Word Knowledge 1

“Sewed Up His Heart”
From Sure Hands, Strong Heart:
The Life of Daniel Hale Williams
by Lillie Patterson
illustrated by Leslie Bowman
From Mystery to Medicine
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immaculate doctor victim shock onlookers
These words have different spellings for the /k/
sound.
What are the three spellings? ___, ___, ___
c
k
_ck
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cautious
patient
complication examination
These words contain the letters ti .
How is ti pronounced in the words? _____
/sh/
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cartilage
artery
sternum
pericardium
These words name parts of the human body.
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More 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
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)
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What is the possessive pronoun in this sentence?
Dr. Dan began his examination.
his
“His” is referred to whom?
Dr. Dan
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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.)
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What words contain the /k/ sound in this
sentence?
We can keep our bodies in good condition by exercising.
can
keep
condition
fatal
suture
colleagues
condemnation
anesthesia
incision
Selection Vocabulary: fatal
Use 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
Selection Vocabulary: suture
Use 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 Marissa’s leg.
suture (verb)—stitch together a wound
Selection Vocabulary: colleagues
Use 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)
Grandma’s colleagues came to the party to celebrate
her retirement from nursing.
colleagues (noun)—people who work together in
the same profession
Selection Vocabulary: condemnation
Use 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)
Hannah’s condemnation made Lena regret her unkind
words.
condemnation (noun)—strong disapproval
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
Selection Vocabulary: incision
Use 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 child’s
eye.
incision (noun)—cut
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 AfricanAmericans
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.
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