5D: Mnemonics

Question 1

Written traditions 

Answer 1

practices in which
knowledge, stories, and
customs are preserved
and shared through
writing and reading

Question 2

Mnemonics 

Answer 2

devices or
techniques used to aid
the encoding, storage, and
retrieval of information

Question 3

Acronym

Answer 3

a mnemonic
device in which the first
letters of items form a
pronounceable word to
aid memory

Question 4

Acrostic

Answer 4

a mnemonic
device in which the first
letters of items create
a phrase, rhyme, or poem
to aid memory

Question 5

Method of loci (aka Memory palace)

Answer 5

a mnemonic
device that converts
items into mental images
and associates them
with specific locations to
aid memory

Question 6

Oral traditions

Answer 6

practices
in which knowledge,
stories, and customs are
preserved and shared
through spoken word and
movement

Question 7

Sung narratives

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Songlines

Answer 8

multimodal
performances conducted
as a family or community
travels through Country
and spaces in the
landscape that record
journeys, link important
sites, and describe ways
to live, care for, and
nurture Country