Dylan Callens's Blog: The Silent Guardian, page 8
September 10, 2022
The Memory Palace Technique
I believe the memory palace technique is the most powerful weapon in the memory arsenal. This method is also known as the method of loci or the mind palace.
The techniques we have looked at are great, especially if you only need to memorize smaller lists of information. Furthermore, we can still use the other memory...
September 7, 2022
The Peg Word System
The peg word system is the first mnemonic technique I learned. It is wonderfully simple and versatile. The peg word system makes memorizing lists, definitions, and additional information easy.
To begin, we choose a noun that rhymes with the number in our sequence. Try to imagine the following example as we move along.
The number one can be represented by a bun. Bun is the peg for number o...
September 6, 2022
Introduction to Memorization
Did you know that the average person will usually forget 90% of what they learn within thirty days unless they utilize memorization techniques?
If we passively engage in learning the way that most people do, we tend to forget more than we remember. It explains why I did so poorly in school. I thought classes were boring. In fact, I would rather have been anywhere than in class.
I didn’...
September 2, 2022
Iron Widow: Inclusive Classroom Library
Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao is one of our school’s considerations for the grade nine de-streamed classroom. These are my thoughts on whether or not we should include this book in our book club selection. To learn more about our Inclusive Classroom Library Project, please click here.
A Very Brief Plot Outline
Iron Widow is set in the future in Huaxia. Attitudes and traditions in Huaxia resemble medieval China.
The Hua...
September 1, 2022
The Frangipani Tree Mystery: Inclusive Classroom
The Frangipani Tree Mystery by Ovidia Yu is one of our school’s considerations for the grade nine de-streamed classroom. These are my thoughts on whether or not we should include this book in our book club selection. To learn more about our Inclusive Classroom Library Project, please click here.
A Very Brief Plot Outline
The Frangipani Tree Mystery is set in 1936 British-controlled Singapore. Near the beginning of the...
August 30, 2022
Motorcycles and Sweetgrass: Inclusive Classroom
Motorcycles and Sweetgrass by Drew Hayden Taylor is one of our school’s considerations for the grade nine de-streamed classroom. These are my thoughts on whether or not we should include this book in our book club selection. To learn more about our Inclusive Classroom Library Project, please click here.
A Very Brief Plot Outline
Recently widowed, Maggie struggles with her responsibilities. She’s the chief of Otter Lak...
August 29, 2022
The Hate U Give: Inclusive Classroom Library
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas is one of our school’s considerations for the grade nine de-streamed classroom. These are my thoughts on whether or not we should include this book in our book club selection. To learn more about our Inclusive Classroom Library Project, please click here.
A Brief Plot Outline
Starr Carter is a 16-year-old black girl living in a poor black neighborhood called Garden Heights, but she atte...
August 28, 2022
Kiss of the Fur Queen: Inclusive Library
Kiss of the Fur Queen by Tomson Highway is one of our school’s considerations for the grade nine de-streamed classroom. These are my thoughts on whether or not we should include this book in our book club selection. To learn more about our Inclusive Classroom Library Project, please click here.
A Brief Plot Outline
The story primarily focuses on Champion and Ooneemeetoo Okimasis. They are sent to a residential school ...
The Field Guide to the North American Teenager
The Field Guide to the North American Teenager by Ben Philippe is one of our school’s considerations for the grade nine de-streamed classroom. These are my thoughts on whether or not we should include this book in our book club selection. To learn more about our Inclusive Classroom Library Project, please click here.
A Brief Plot Outline
Norris Kaplan is a Black French-Canadian who is forced to move to the outskirts o...
August 26, 2022
Dead Collections: Inclusive Classroom Library
Dead Collections by Isaac Fellman is one of our school’s considerations for the grade nine de-streamed classroom. These are my thoughts on whether or not we should include this book in our book club selection. To learn more about our Inclusive Classroom Library Project, please click here.
A Brief Plot Outline
An archivist named Sol meets Elsie when she brings forward letters and other material left from her dead wife,...
