Mnemonics - eLatin eGreek eLearn2024-03-29T09:23:17Zhttps://eclassics.ning.com/forum/topics/mnemonics-1?groupUrl=latinmemorydevices&commentId=727885%3AComment%3A34740&xg_source=activity&groupId=727885%3AGroup%3A30708&feed=yes&xn_auth=noanyone know the tune that goe…tag:eclassics.ning.com,2014-09-05:727885:Comment:770772014-09-05T16:47:08.305ZConnor Harthttps://eclassics.ning.com/profile/ConnorHart
<p>anyone know the tune that goes:</p>
<p>M-I-C, K-E-Y, M-O-U-S-E (Mickey Mouse [Donald Duck!]...)?</p>
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<p>my high school Latin teacher often applied the tune to Latin, for instance:</p>
<p>A-AB-DE, CUM-EX-E, IN-PRO-PRAE-SUB-SINE (Mickus Mūs), to remember prepositions that take the ablative. I found that its nearly alphabetical order, warped slightly to help the rhyme scheme, really stuck with me and even found myself repeating i in college classes</p>
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<p>when tutoring, I often…</p>
<p>anyone know the tune that goes:</p>
<p>M-I-C, K-E-Y, M-O-U-S-E (Mickey Mouse [Donald Duck!]...)?</p>
<p></p>
<p>my high school Latin teacher often applied the tune to Latin, for instance:</p>
<p>A-AB-DE, CUM-EX-E, IN-PRO-PRAE-SUB-SINE (Mickus Mūs), to remember prepositions that take the ablative. I found that its nearly alphabetical order, warped slightly to help the rhyme scheme, really stuck with me and even found myself repeating i in college classes</p>
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<p>when tutoring, I often scribbled this sentence onto the chalkboard to help students with remembering the vowel changes from indicative to subjunctive:</p>
<p>wE bEAt A gIAnt.</p>
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<p></p> I have used Frere Jacque for…tag:eclassics.ning.com,2011-01-23:727885:Comment:529542011-01-23T12:22:07.651ZAprilhttps://eclassics.ning.com/profile/April
<p>I have used Frere Jacque for 2nd declension for years as well. Two of my students made up a goofy song for 1st declension. I ended up putting the ending songs as mp3 files (its just me singing, so nothing special) on my school blog. If you want to check them out, they are at:</p>
<p><a href="http://blogs.spsk12.net/1403">http://blogs.spsk12.net/1403</a></p>
<p>I have used Frere Jacque for 2nd declension for years as well. Two of my students made up a goofy song for 1st declension. I ended up putting the ending songs as mp3 files (its just me singing, so nothing special) on my school blog. If you want to check them out, they are at:</p>
<p><a href="http://blogs.spsk12.net/1403">http://blogs.spsk12.net/1403</a></p> I actually think that that is…tag:eclassics.ning.com,2011-01-23:727885:Comment:529532011-01-23T12:20:20.698ZAprilhttps://eclassics.ning.com/profile/April
I actually think that that is a great idea. I hadn't really attempted to make rhymes, but I will definitely try.
I actually think that that is a great idea. I hadn't really attempted to make rhymes, but I will definitely try. I am totally going to steal t…tag:eclassics.ning.com,2011-01-23:727885:Comment:529522011-01-23T12:19:07.095ZAprilhttps://eclassics.ning.com/profile/April
I am totally going to steal that one! I think that my students will like it...
I am totally going to steal that one! I think that my students will like it... That is one of my favorites a…tag:eclassics.ning.com,2011-01-23:727885:Comment:529502011-01-23T12:18:05.993ZAprilhttps://eclassics.ning.com/profile/April
That is one of my favorites as well, and what I always think of whenever I see a Si quis, or some such...:)
That is one of my favorites as well, and what I always think of whenever I see a Si quis, or some such...:) I'm changing the way I think…tag:eclassics.ning.com,2010-01-21:727885:Comment:414172010-01-21T15:20:22.812ZPam Koleszarhttps://eclassics.ning.com/profile/PamKoleszar
I'm changing the way I think about mnemonics as I read children's books to my son. He loves the rhymes, even when they're silly, and the pictures are very important. I want to incorporate those elements into my teaching, without insulting the intelligence of my students. My first instinct is to teach vocabulary in this way, but I don't want to limit it to that. Ablative Absolutes, Indirect Statement, Conditional Sentences - surely all of these can be taught with some mnemonic help.<br />
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(Imagine…
I'm changing the way I think about mnemonics as I read children's books to my son. He loves the rhymes, even when they're silly, and the pictures are very important. I want to incorporate those elements into my teaching, without insulting the intelligence of my students. My first instinct is to teach vocabulary in this way, but I don't want to limit it to that. Ablative Absolutes, Indirect Statement, Conditional Sentences - surely all of these can be taught with some mnemonic help.<br />
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(Imagine this picture)<br />
Noun and participle hand in hand<br />
Can't stand alone, but the sentence can.<br />
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Accusative, infinitive, what do I see?<br />
An indirect statement staring at me!<br />
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These are the poor products of a few minutes' thought. Is anyone else interested in this sort of thing? Anybody want to collaborate? I am a teacher from the Nethe…tag:eclassics.ning.com,2009-05-22:727885:Comment:347402009-05-22T19:18:28.288ZKokkie van Oeverenhttps://eclassics.ning.com/profile/KokkievanOeveren
I am a teacher from the Netherlands and I am always looking for new ideas to use in class. I use songs a lot. For example the song "Frere Jacques" (I don't know the name of this song in English, but I am quite sure you know it too) my students use to learn the cases of dominus. Try it, it fits quite well.<br />
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What also helps is practicing in class and making it a game: the boys give the singular, the girls the plural or they conjugate a verb by starting with whispering and ending with shouting,…
I am a teacher from the Netherlands and I am always looking for new ideas to use in class. I use songs a lot. For example the song "Frere Jacques" (I don't know the name of this song in English, but I am quite sure you know it too) my students use to learn the cases of dominus. Try it, it fits quite well.<br />
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What also helps is practicing in class and making it a game: the boys give the singular, the girls the plural or they conjugate a verb by starting with whispering and ending with shouting, which is also a lot of fun, but make sure your classroom is soundproof ;) My students developed more to…tag:eclassics.ning.com,2009-04-28:727885:Comment:335472009-04-28T00:08:47.093ZPam Koleszarhttps://eclassics.ning.com/profile/PamKoleszar
My students developed more today: Bo Beats Bill 3x Bunting - to help them remember the future passive indicator letters for first and second conjugation (bo, be, bi, bi, bi, bu). Another favorite was for the passive endings: Study OR RISk your fuTURe. MURder puts MINI adveNTURes in life. They justified the MINI (vs. many) by saying you would have multiple small adventures running from the cops.<br />
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They will never cease to amaze me. Whatever works!
My students developed more today: Bo Beats Bill 3x Bunting - to help them remember the future passive indicator letters for first and second conjugation (bo, be, bi, bi, bi, bu). Another favorite was for the passive endings: Study OR RISk your fuTURe. MURder puts MINI adveNTURes in life. They justified the MINI (vs. many) by saying you would have multiple small adventures running from the cops.<br />
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They will never cease to amaze me. Whatever works! Mark, not relevant to the mne…tag:eclassics.ning.com,2009-04-14:727885:Comment:332502009-04-14T01:51:16.670ZLaura Gibbshttps://eclassics.ning.com/profile/lauragibbs
Mark, not relevant to the mnemonic discussion, but your avatar is fabulous! :-)
Mark, not relevant to the mnemonic discussion, but your avatar is fabulous! :-) How about...
Dic, duc, fac,…tag:eclassics.ning.com,2009-04-14:727885:Comment:332472009-04-14T01:33:41.192ZMark A. Keithhttps://eclassics.ning.com/profile/MANTONINVS
How about...<br />
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<b>Dic, duc, fac, and fer<br />
Should have an "e" but it isn't there!</b>
How about...<br />
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<b>Dic, duc, fac, and fer<br />
Should have an "e" but it isn't there!</b>