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The Civil War: Medical Treatment
Brigadier: senior rank in the armed forces
Part 1: Close Reading
1. If a soldier became sick, it was stated that they would be in serious trouble.
Based on the text, infer why. (underline evidence in your book)
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2. What specific challenges did doctors face while treating patients during the
war? Give at least two examples. (underline evidence in your book)
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Part II: Text Features Sort
Main Idea: The lack of knowledge and technology limited doctors’ ability
to treat the many illnesses and injuries caused by the war.
Directions: Using the main idea above, rank the text features in order of
importance to the message below.
An honorable discharge
A right-armed general
Part-time ambulance workers
Souvenir
Medical uniform
A wartime surgeon’s instruments
Temporary graves
And a left-armed general
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Explain how you ordered them by importance:
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