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Here is an example:
Pegword – Interactive Imagery
Imagine the following interactive image to be able to remember when
Christopher Columbus sailed to America.
Imagine this:
It is late morning and a ship is sailing the sea. The sun (¹) is shining
down as Columbus comes through the hatch/door (4) of his ship. He
has slept in from partying too much the night before and squints as he
looks up. Wanting to know what time (9) it is he looks at his watch,
and the second he does, he notices bird droppings fall onto his shoe
(²).
The image is weird and bizarre enough that you shouldn’t forget it. By
putting together each of the scenes you will be able to determine that
he ‘sailed the ocean blue in 1492’
Location method
The location method uses a familiar location to link to the items you
want to remember. For example, if you were to use your kitchen as an
example, you could visualize an elephant with glasses sitting at the
table reading a book with a lamp next to it in your kitchen. The next
time you think of your kitchen, you should recall the image associated
with that room.
Keyword system
The keyword system has been used mostly with foreign languages or
isolated words. This system links words to form an interactive image
that links the sounds and meaning to a familiar word. For example, if
you were to learn the French word for butter which is beurre. The
word beurre sounds like bear and so the image that can be imagined
would be a bear eating a pound of butter.
When using mnemonic devices, no one device is recommended for a
specific situation or circumstance. It is important to remember when
using these devices to use the one you feel most comfortable with.
Each of us has our own personal learning style and dominant
‘intelligence’, so it is important for you to choose the one or many
mnemonic devices that suit your learning style.
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