3.2.7 (5D) - mnemonics

Question 1

Mnemonics

Answer 1

Devices or techniques used to aid encoding, storage, + retrieval of info.

Question 2

Written traditions

Answer 2

Practices in which knowledge, stories + customs are preserved + shared through reading + writing.

Question 3

Acronyms

Answer 3

A mnemonic device in which the first letters of items form a pronounceable word to aid memory (eg. ANZAC, BODMAS).

Question 4

Acrostic

Answer 4

A mnemonic device in which the first letter of items create a phrase, rhyme, or poem to aid memory (eg. ‘never, eat, soggy weetbix’ - north south east west).

Question 5

Method of loci

Answer 5

A mnemonic device that converts items into mental images + associates them with specific locations to aid memory.

Question 6

Oral traditions

Answer 6

Practices in which knowledge, stories, + customs are preserved + shared through spoken word + movement.
- Used by Aboriginal + Torres Strait Islanders.

Question 7

Sung narratives

Answer 7

Stories that share important cultural, ecological, and survival information through the use of singing, harmony, + rhythm.

Question 8

Songlines

Answer 8

Multi-modal performances conducted as a family or community that travels through country + spaces in the landscape that record journey, link important sites, + describe ways to live, care for, + nurture country.