You know what pulled me in first? All the hashtags! No lie. I'm not sure if it's because I am basically a "content creator" for my high school and my own social media pages (I have three), or if it is because I am enamored with the amount of followers she has (it's barely tapping 5,000 right now; but I'm sure it will soon to boost to five numbers or six.)
Have you ever scrolled through someone's feed and were easily pulled in by the language, the vibe, the colors? That's the way I felt. She's just such a positive person. She's a faith talker and walker! The message that first night I watched was AMAZING. It was Bible and bread! Literally, she is a baker, so she was making cornbread and sharing a faith message with the audience. It's funny how I always relate things back to my students and the classroom, and of course to my personal life; but like my profile reads, "maybe it's just in me," and this is "not just a classroom."
Anyway, the word for me that night was a mnemonic - F.O.C.U.S.
A mnemonic (pronounced neh-mon-ick) is one word whose letters create a sentence. You've seen them before. Some people think of mnemonics like acronyms, and technically they are the same, but not really. An acronym is like PEMDAS. I used to think this was some kind of gang thing because I saw it written on desks and walls all over schools. It's the math equation reminder that stands for Parentheses, Exponents, Multiply, Divide, Add, Subtract. PEMDAS is also a mnemonic because of the sentence that goes along with it is, Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally. See, a full-blown sentence. KISS is a popular one: Keep It Simple Stupid. Ok, enough of today's grammar lesson. LOL (Both an acronym AND a mnemonic.)
