| Children (and adults!) often ask for the 'trick' of remembering
stories. The answer is 'there isn't a trick', but drawing a map of the
story (story board) can help. Let's say you want to remember The Land Where No-One Ever Dies. In about a minute you can quickly draw a map of the main locations, and add arrows to show the direction of the story.
Your map doesn't need to be a work of art, in fact it will work better if it is a very quick sketch because it will then contain only the essentials. Having drawn a map, you now have a visual memory as well as an aural one. Mapping can also help when writing a story. It can be fun to see the plot building up, as it helps to clarify the words. © Bob Wilkins 1998
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