What is the peg word memory system? The peg system is a technique for memorizing numbered lists. You first learn a permanent image for each number—for example, 1 = bun, 2 = shoe, 3 = tree—and then attach new information to those fixed images. To remember milk, keys, book, picture milk filling a bun, keys…
Memorization techniques for beginners: where to start Start with a small list, make a meaningful cue for each item, and test yourself without looking. Mnemonics such as a memory palace, the link method or a peg-word system can help with ordered facts and names. To remember material over time, combine the cue with spaced retrieval…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
Is The Field Guide to the North American Teenager a good book for teens? Ben Philippe’s 2019 young-adult novel is a funny, sharp-tongued coming-of-age story about Norris Kaplan, a Black French-Canadian teenager adapting to a new school in Austin, Texas. This review considers its plot, characters, themes and suitability for a Grade 9 classroom book…
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…
Strangers by David Robertson 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 A troubled teen, Cole Harper, receives…