1. “Sewed Up His Heart” Fourth Grade, Open Court
Fourth Grade, Open Court
Unit 3: From Mystery to Medicine

2. Selection Vocabulary fatal suture colleagues condemnation anesthesia
incision
Vuthny Prak
Palmetto Elementary

3. Heart wounds were usually considered fatal. (pg. 229)
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
Vuthny Prak
Palmetto Elementary

4. It took six stitches to suture the cut on Marissa’s leg.
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
Vuthny Prak
Palmetto Elementary

5. 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
Vuthny Prak
Palmetto Elementary

6. Hannah’s condemnation made Lena regret her unkind words.
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
Vuthny Prak
Palmetto Elementary

7. 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
Vuthny Prak
Palmetto Elementary

8. The doctor stitched the small incision above the child’s eye.
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
Vuthny Prak
Palmetto Elementary

9. biography of a famous historical figure
Background
biography of a famous historical figure
Dr. Daniel Hale Williams ( )
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.
Vuthny Prak
Palmetto Elementary