memorizing tips?

Question

i need to memorize a 260 word spanish story for a presentation. any tips on the memorization process? any help would be greatly appreciated

Answer 1

read it out loud to yourself over and over. That's the best way to memorize something. Here are the basic steps:

1. Take it in small chunks--2 or 3 sentences. Read them out loud 10-20 times (and out loud: doing it in your head isn't nearly as effective!) Also, make sure you know the meaning of all the words. It's easier to memorize something that you understand, trust me.
2. Once you feel confident with that part, add another 2-3 sentences.
3. Don't lose patience! The process of memorization isn't easy or fast. Good luck!

Answer 2

Flash cards:These are primarily used to remember word definitions, formulas, or an important fact. One side of the card has the fact and the other side has the explanations. Flash cards can also be made with pictures.
2. Memory Word: This is primarily used to remember a list of facts that DO NOT need to be kept in order. Take the first letter of each word and arrange them to make a word easy to remember. The letters may actually spell out a word or simply sound like another word.
Example: Use the word HOMES to remember the names of the Great Lakes: Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior.

3. Crazy Phrase: This is used to remember a list of information that MUST be kept in order. It is similar to a Memory Word, but rather than making one word with the first letters, you make a phrase.
Example: To remember the names of the planets in order from the sun to the 9th planet, use the sentence "My Very Eager Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas." (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto)

Answer 3

I find that taking a break helps to settle the information in my head better - so, for example, if I try memorising something in the evening, by the next morning it's far more firmly lodged that it was when I was actively 'learning' it. So, don't panic if you seem to be stumbling in places; you're probably doing better than you realise.

Another strategy is to stick chunks of what you're memorising around the house, in places where you can't help coming across them - for instance, inside the bathroom door - and just take a couple of moments to review every time you pass them by.

Hope this helps - and don't panic, you'll get the story memorised just fine.

Answer 4

It depends what kind of learner you are. If you are more of a visual learner, type the words out with different sentences in different colors, its helped me because if you remember the color there is a better chance you will learn the word.
If you learn better through audio then record yourself saying the story and listen to it over and over.

Answer 5

Flashcards!