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Memorizing using acrostics:
invent sentences or poems
with a first letter cue.

The first letter of each word
is a cue to an idea
you need to remember.

• Motivating yourself
• Creating a to-do list
• Create, & study with, flashcards
• Memorization
  • acronym
  • acrostic  GARBAGE
  • acrostic EGBDF ◄
  • rhymes
  • loci
  • keywords
  • image-naming
  • chaining

An acrostic is a sequence of letters
that helps you remember a poem or other text

Exercise text:

Every Good Boy Does Fine-- EGBDF-- is the acrostic for notes on the lines of the treble clef in music.

Flash exercise contributed by Karoline Dehnhard and Dr. Brad Hokanson, Interactive Media (DHA 4384) School of Design, University of Minnesota.

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