One morning in late january, my teacher turned the classroom television to a martin luther king jr. special while she marked the day’s attendance and handed back our homework. when i saw the footage of mr. king standing before the masses in washington, i sat straighter in my chair. i heard his famous speech despite the chaos of our morning routine, and i blinked back tears of pride, maintaining the look of indifference my middle school peers expected. the excerpt is from a memoir because it introduces fictional characters. it reveals a futuristic narrative. it contains objective researched facts. it shares the writer’s emotional responses