Module 11- Blog Posting #2

1. My story was a little ridiculous, but here it is: There was a cow, bear, deer and an elephant, who were very hungry. They saw dessert on a bed, filled with donuts and cake! They sat on a comfy chair and ate all the sweets, while a goldfish stared at them from across the room. They finished up their dessert with a jug of milk and watched some TV.

2. The activity was actually very helpful in trying to memorize about half of the objects in 2 minutes. While the storyline is a little silly and doesn’t make much sense, it could easily help students, especially young children, remember certain words, pictures or concepts. Having a story to memorize, rather than random words or phrases, is much less boring and helpful in the long run when trying to memorize anything.

3. This activity influences memory because the person participating in this activity makes up their own story, in which helps them individually memorize these objects, so they’re not having to learn these new concepts from anyone else but themselves. People are more likely to remember a story that they have created themselves as compared to a story or concept taught or lectured by another person. It connects to working memory capacity by the individual try to “cram” all these objects into one story and remembering each object in order in their story. This storytelling strategy would affect sensory memory because the individual is creating this story in 2 minutes and having to regurgitate the new information and storyline directly after the storyline has just been made. This strategy isn’t something that is being practiced every day and stored in one’s long term memory, but just for a couple of minutes.