Assignment: Instructions

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Julia Engle

Mrs. Ballard

September 15, 2009

How to Memorize Historical Dates Using a Crossword Puzzle

I. Visit this website: http://www.puzzle-maker.com/CW/

II. Follow the given instructions noted on the website using events and dates. For example: Tricameron / Battle in the year 533 A.D. Add as many events as you want. (Make sure to have a space between the dash on each side of the date and event as you see I have done above.)

III. Remember to add a title. You can do that by scrolling down to the page and seeing a box for it. When you’re done, click on “create puzzle” on the bottom of the page. After doing so, you will be directed to a page where you will need to click on “puzzle” to go to the puzzle.

IV. Copy and paste the puzzle onto Microsoft Word if you wish to have the puzzle printed not looking like a webpage.

V. Print out the document.

VI. Fill in the puzzle to the best of your ability. For the dates you don’t know, if so, look them up and repeat them.

If you repeat this method, you’ll likely learn those dates well because it has been proven that crossword puzzles help one’s memory. Of course, this is contradicting to the Multiple Intelligences theory and if you know the style of which you learn and it’s not according to this method, feel free to ignore my advice.