Memoir: Heart Murmur and Time Line
Graded Assignment
Planning aoir. You may have already answered some of them in your Student Guide, so refer to your Student Guide if you wish.
Remember: You need to complete the assignment by the due date to receive full credit.
(2 points)
1. What event have you chosen to describe in your memoir? Be sure your topic is not too broad or too narrow.
Answer: The moment I found out my little sister had a hole In her heart and would need open heart surgery.
(6 points)
2. Briefly explain what happened. Include as many details as you can in your description.
Answer: It was a Wednesday night roughly around 3:40 after my sister returned home for school when my mom came in and said your sister has heart murmurs. I'm thinking to myself I told you that you can hear hear murmurs it sounds like running water inside your chest. I was under the impression that we were already aware of this but I guess everybody wasn’t in tune with my discovery. Following the day the “officials” or doctors found out she had a heart murmur they also found out she had a hole in her heart. I tried not to looked panic when receiving the news because my little sister was there she broke down and cried anyway. She's too small ...She's too young ..were the thoughts running through my head .But we are taking everything one step at a time. I look out for her like never before.
(6 points)
3. Why is the event significant to you? Write at least three sentences describing what made this event important to you and what you hope others might learn from reading about your experiences.
Answer: This is significant to me because it really opened my eyes to see that anything can happen to anybody at anytime. This is important to me because this is my little sister . This is important to me because it raises awareness about various heart conditions.. This is also important to me because it teaches me to cherish everything and every detail
Planning aoir. You may have already answered some of them in your Student Guide, so refer to your Student Guide if you wish.
Remember: You need to complete the assignment by the due date to receive full credit.
(2 points)
1. What event have you chosen to describe in your memoir? Be sure your topic is not too broad or too narrow.
Answer: The moment I found out my little sister had a hole In her heart and would need open heart surgery.
(6 points)
2. Briefly explain what happened. Include as many details as you can in your description.
Answer: It was a Wednesday night roughly around 3:40 after my sister returned home for school when my mom came in and said your sister has heart murmurs. I'm thinking to myself I told you that you can hear hear murmurs it sounds like running water inside your chest. I was under the impression that we were already aware of this but I guess everybody wasn’t in tune with my discovery. Following the day the “officials” or doctors found out she had a heart murmur they also found out she had a hole in her heart. I tried not to looked panic when receiving the news because my little sister was there she broke down and cried anyway. She's too small ...She's too young ..were the thoughts running through my head .But we are taking everything one step at a time. I look out for her like never before.
(6 points)
3. Why is the event significant to you? Write at least three sentences describing what made this event important to you and what you hope others might learn from reading about your experiences.
Answer: This is significant to me because it really opened my eyes to see that anything can happen to anybody at anytime. This is important to me because this is my little sister . This is important to me because it raises awareness about various heart conditions.. This is also important to me because it teaches me to cherish everything and every detail