Man Receives Pig's Heart
That's News to Me
Adv
Teens & Adults
Grades 9–12
In this digital-only lesson featuring content from The Washington Post, students read about the transplantation of a pig's heart into a human. In addition to comprehension and discussion questions, this lesson includes a video.
Focus
current events
authentic materials
reading
interpretive
productive
Vocabulary
genetically modified
ineligible
a shot in the dark
provision
arrhythmia
regenerative
valve
immune system
breakthrough
infancy
gratifying
life support