Memory

OBJECTIVE: The goal for today is to discover how powerful your memory is and to develop methods to tap it.

ACTIVITIES:

How do you remember? What are your strategies? Why do they work for you?

"The Memory Jungle." (p.98-99)

"20 Memory Techniques." (p. 100-101)

"Mnemonic Devices." (p. 108-109)

ASSIGNMENT: Please remember to read through chapter 4, Memory, in Becoming A Master Student.

HOMEWORK: Read up on the exercises we investigated during the workshop. To refresh your memory, here they are again: "The Memory Jungle;" "20 Memory Techniques;" and "Mnemonic Devices."

RESOURCES:

CATS - a program that investigates various, student-generated transitional topics/issues in weekly workshops and small group settings.

Becoming A Master Student text.

"The Memory Jungle."

"20 Memory Techniques."

"Mnemonic Devices."

Utilize your friends for review sessions, develop memory techniques, etc.

QUOTE:

"Memory is the mother of imagination, reason and skill . . . . This is the companion, this is the tutor, the poet, the library with which you travel."

Mark Van Doren

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