Ninja Mind Control:

Memory Techniques

Monday: May 5

How Do Ninjas MEMORIZE?

By Being Proactive

Ninjas Make Mnemonic Devices

Example: Compass DirectionsNorth East South West

Mnemonic

•Never •Eat •Soggy•Waffles

1) Verbal Mnemonics: ACRONYMS Order of colors in the rainbow or visual spectrum:

(Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet)Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain.

Order of taxonomy in biology:(Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species)

Kids Prefer Cheese Over Fried Green Spinach.

Order of geological time periods:(Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian, Carboniferous,

Permian, Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous, Paleocene, Eocene, Oligocene, Miocene, Pliocene, Pleistocene, Recent)

Cows Often Sit Down Carefully. Perhaps Their Joints Creak?Persistent Early Oiling Might Prevent Painful Rheumatism.

2) Visual Mnemonics

1. Sun

2. Shoe

3. Tree

4. Door

5. Hive

6. Sticks

7. Heaven

8. Gate

9. Sign

10. Pen

Key Objects11. Elephant12. Twig13. Throne14. Fort15. Fire16. Silver coin17. Sea18. Apron19. Knife20. Baby

Ninjas Make Flash CardsThe act of making and reviewing flash cards

helps students to memorize.

Tips:1. Make flash cards several days before the test.2. Reshuffle the cards to increase your memorization

Ecouter = to listen

Aller =to go

Aimer = to love

Ninjas Spread Out Their Studying1. Treat homework as studying.2. Begin studying using memory techniques

from 3-5 days before the test or quiz.3. Study in chunks: – In 10/15/20/30 min. intervals with short breaks – In the morning, afternoon, and night

Ecouter = to listen

Aller =to go

Aimer = to love

Ninjas Record & Replay Themselves

The parts of the cell are the nucleus,

plasma, ribosomes, mitochondri

a, chloroplast,

and cytoplasm.

Saying and listening to yourself say the

information helps you to remember it.

Ninjas learn & memorizing by putting in the

work!