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Outcome from the Balloon Debate: Paper People Project | More on the “Paper People” approach

Who was the most important person in the Industrial Revolution? Each student produces a single powerpoint slide (using this template) as a key figure from the industrial revolution period explaining why “they” deserve to be remembered as the most important character overall. The debate which follows is a great way of encouraging students to link…

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The Sophiatown Removals: Sample Sourcework Paper / Model Answers

The following materials are designed to provide teachers and students with practice sourcework exercises for the “Rights and Protest” topic in the IB History examination.  

Rise and rule of authoritarian states: IB History Paper 2 sample question generator

Rise and rule of authoritarian states: IB History Paper 2 sample question generator This tool is designed to help teachers and students prepare for the IB Paper 2 exam by generating possible questions to practice and discuss. It is based on the command terms and syllabus bullet points provided in the IB syllabus. Use this…

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IGCSE Sourcework Sample Paper *and generic mark scheme*, Why was there a revolution in Iran in 1979?

Why was there a revolution in Iran in 1979? NOW UPDATED WITH A GENERIC MARK SCHEME AT THE REQUEST OF SUBSCRIBERS! This question will be investigated through a Hexagons exercise. Students will be presented with a large amount of hexagons, with each one providing one key piece of information. Students will have to arrange these into…

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Why had the Shah become so unpopular by 1979? – Hexagons exercise (IGCSE Paper 2 source work)

Why had the Shah become so unpopular by 1979? – Hexagons exercise Students are presented with 30 key facts helping them to answer the question, in the form of hexagons. They then analyse, categorise, link and prioritise these using the format described in this post: “Using Hexagon Learning for categorisation, linkage and prioritisation” at the ClassTools…

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