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Why had the Shah become so unpopular by 1979? – Hexagons exercise
\n<\/a>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<\/a>” at the\u00a0ClassTools Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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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\u00a0ClassTools… <\/p>\n

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