| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Memoir | a form of autobiographical writing that focuses on noted people, significant events, or both. |
| Essay | a brief work of nonfiction that deals with a single subject. |
| Expository Essay | intent is to teach |
| Persuasive Essay | writer tries to convince you to share the same belief or to take action |
| Personal Essay | writing that expresses thoughts, feelings, and opinions on a subject |
| Sumerians (Dial vs. Digital) | chose 60 because it can be divided evenly |
| derm | skin |
| gram | something written |
| hydr | water |
| pan | all, entire |
| gen | birth, race |
| psych | mind, soul |
| cred | believe |
| fer | bear, carry |
| fug | flee |
| sign | sign, mark |
| setting for "Once More to the Lake" | August 1941, Lake in Maine |
| Civil Rights Movement | non-violent protests led by Martin Luther King |
| Coretta Scott King | Author of the memoir "Montgomery Boycott" |
| Jim Crow laws | laws to ensure segregation |
| segregation | seperation of races (whites/blacks for this short story) |
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