Mnemonic Device
- Students, Pretty Pretty Please, Remember Your Jackets
Explanation
The first letters of the words remind us of the major rivers of the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay.
- Susquehanna, Patapsco (which forms Baltimore Harbor), Patuxent, Potomac, Rappahannock, York and James
Teacher's Note
Then we point out major rivers on the eastern shore, Elk, Chester, Choptank, Nanticoke, Wicomico, and Pocomoke, and ask the students to create a mnemonic of their own to remember these.