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Hexagons Generator (HTML5 / Word)!

A generator to create online 'drag and drop' hexagons [sample]
You can also export your work as a worksheet [sample]

Hexagon learning allows students to identify links between factors very effectively. Students categorise and link factors together for deeper understanding of the relationship between factors. I have written a detailed blogpost about hexagon learning here.

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2. Introduction / Instructions for students

HEXAGON ESSAY-PLANNING TOOL. DRAG and DROP these hexagons into categories of your choice. You can color-code hexagons, and can create new hexagons (e.g. as titles for each group) by double-clicking anywhere on the canvas. When you are finished, you can use your work as the basis of an essay plan, presentation or project!

3. Hexagons Text: separate each with a newline

Causes for Union victory in the Civil War

Green = primary sources added at the end into appropriate categories

Consequences of the Black Death

Orange = handwritten hexagons based on video notes

Causes for Stalin's rise to power

Sweets given to each team for identifying factors not outlined in original hexagons

Hexagon Generator - Word

Print off your own worksheet version

Hexagon Generator - HTML5

Use your hexagons directly on the Interactive Whiteboard

World War One Historiography

"Arrange the historians for a dinner party: no arguments allowed!"

Consequences of the Black Death

Great teamwork from Year 7 students

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Using Hexagon Learning for categorisation, linkage and prioritisation

Blank Hexagons: Downloadable Word template

HTML5 Hexagons: The Black Death (from ActiveHistory).

Downloadable Hexagons: World War One Historiography (from ActiveHistory).

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1604-1611

1614

1621

1624-5

Rights and Privileges

Foreign Policy

Faction

Finance

The Apology and Satisfaction “The prerogatives of Princes do daily grow…”

Union

“King of Great Britain”

The Buckinghamshire election

Impositions

Bate's Case

Calvin's Case

Gun Powder Plot

£400,000

Great Contract

Petition of Grievances 1610 is entered into the journal

“Kings make and unmake subjects”

Treaty of London, 1604.

Addled Parliament

Spanish Match

Impositions

Interference with elections ‘undertakers’

“A body without a head”

Dissolution, 1614

Factional influence

Pembroke

Carr

Buckingham

£680,000 debt

Scottish favourites “Spaniels to the King, wolves to the people’

Monopolies,

£1,000,000 needed for war on Palatinate

£140,000 granted

Impeachment of Mompeson

James cancels some monopolies

James reluctant to raise Recusancy fines

MPs reluctant to raise taxes to fund war in Europe, 1621

Charles should be married to ‘one of our religion’

The Protestation is ripped out of the journal

Monopolies Act, 1624

Difference of opinion between James and Charles

James wants a land invasion of Plaatinate, MPs want a naval war against Spain.

Cranfield is impeached by rivals

James refuses to declare any wars until he has money

The subsidies Act, 1624

James asks parliaments advice on Foreign Policy

“Whether I send 2000 or 10,000, whether by land or sea, you, must leave to the King.

Hexagons Generator (HTML5 / Word)!

A generator to create online 'drag and drop' hexagons [sample]
You can also export your work as a worksheet [sample]

1. Title:

2. Introduction / Instructions for students

3. Hexagons Text: separate each with a newline

Causes for Union victory in the Civil War

Consequences of the Black Death

Causes for Stalin's rise to power

Hexagon Generator - Word

Hexagon Generator - HTML5

World War One Historiography

Consequences of the Black Death

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James and parliament
Instructions | More on the Hexagons Approach

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Hexagons Generator (HTML5 / Word)!

A generator to create online 'drag and drop' hexagons [sample] You can also export your work as a worksheet [sample]

1. Title:

2. Introduction / Instructions for students

3. Hexagons Text: separate each with a newline

Causes for Union victory in the Civil War

Consequences of the Black Death

Causes for Stalin's rise to power

Hexagon Generator - Word

Hexagon Generator - HTML5

World War One Historiography

Consequences of the Black Death

Learn More

James and parliamentInstructions | More on the Hexagons Approach

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A generator to create online 'drag and drop' hexagons [sample]
You can also export your work as a worksheet [sample]

James and parliament
Instructions | More on the Hexagons Approach