Exercise 2: Memory Game
• Student Instructions (to be completed individually)
In this story, a high school boy named Adnan is accused of murder and is asked to provide a detailed
account about one particular afternoon in his past. How difficult would this be for you?
1. Give a detailed account of your second class of the day, the last time we were together. Who was missing? Who left the classroom? What were you wearing? Name as many particular details of that class as you can.
2. Do the same thing, but in regards to your lunch break, exactly one month ago.
3. Do the same thing, but in regards to the first two hours after school, exactly six weeks ago. If you
can remember very much, explain why that day stood out for you.