Writing%20Prompt%209/25/12

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Writing Prompt 9/25/12

• What tricks do you use to remember things?
• Come up with a memory trick that you think
  would work for each of the different learning
  styles visual, auditory, and kinesthetic.

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Memory Tricks
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Mnemonics

• General term for memory tool
• Includes
• The Link Method and Story Method Remembering a
  Simple List
• The Number/Rhyme Mnemonic Remembering Ordered
  Lists
• The Number/Shape Mnemonic Remembering Ordered
  Lists
• The Alphabet Technique Remembering Middle
  Length Lists
• The Journey System Remembering Long Lists
• The Roman Room System Remembering Grouped
  Information
• The Major System Remembering Very Long Numbers
• From http//www.mindtools.com/memory.html

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Link Method

• Making simple associations between items in a
  list, linking them with a image containing the
  items.
• Take the first image, create a connection between
  it and the next item
• Then move on through the list linking each item
  with the next.

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Story Method

• Link items together with a memorable story
  featuring them.
• The flow of the story and the strength of the
  images give you the cues for remembering.
• Example http//www.mindtools.com/pages/article/ne
  wTIM_01.htm

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Link and Story Method

• Pluses - Very simple to learn.
• Negatives - slightly unreliable as it is easy to
  confuse the order of images or forget images from
  a sequence.

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Number/Rhyme

• Used for remembering ordered lists
• Find a word to rhyme with each number
• 1 bun
• 2 shoe
• 3 tree
• Uses the words to make up phrases to help you
  remember the list
• Example http//www.mindtools.com/pages/article/ne
  wTIM_02.htm

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Memory Maps

• This technique depends on visualizing a journey
  in which objects to be recalled are placed in
  familiar locations.
• For example, suppose you had to remember such
  unrelated items as a tuba, ice skate, pen,
  walrus, coffee cup and airplane.
• You can visualize a walk through the rooms of
  your house in which each item is placed in a
  different room.
• Try It Make a list of 15 items. Exchange it with
  your partner. Make a memory map for your
  partners list.

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Associations

• Make a connection between what you have to
  remember and something you already know
• Try It Write down a random 10 digit number. Give
  it to your partner. Develop an association for
  remembering the number and write down your
  trick.

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Rhymes

• Make up a rhyme that contains the words or
  information you need to recall
• Examples
• 30 day has September, April, June, and November
• Leaves of three leave it be
• I before E except after C
• Try It Make a list of 10 words and give it to
  your partner. Spend five minutes coming up with a
  rhyme for the words.

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Chunking Numbers

• Taking a long list of numbers and breaking it
  into smaller pieces which are easier to remember
• Ex social security numbers, phone numbers
• Try It Write down a nine digit number for your
  partner and give it to them. Break your partners
  number into three parts.

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Acronyms

• The first letter stands for a different word
• Examples EPA, OMG, TTYL, ARR, ESL, LMS, SCUBA,
  NASA, ROY G. BIV