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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

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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

Learn More

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).

HTML5 Hexagons Word Hexagons (.docx) Cancel

Eleusinian Mysteries

Anybody can be initiated as long as they spoke Greek

The initiated where not allowed to speak about what happened

A distinction was created between the initiated and those who weren't.

They believed in the 'Elysian Fields'.

Revealing a secret to a non initiated person was a capital crime (Punishable by death).

Holds high status as a religious institute of Athens.

2 Ceremonies took place a year (Lesser mysteries in the spring) (Great mysteries in the autumn)

Key Words

MYSTAGOGUE - Already initiated person who is also able to initiate others.

MYST - A person wishing to be initiated

ELYSIAN FIELDS - Mythical place, Conception of after life initially reserved for gods, heroes and immortals.

HIEROPHANT - Leading priest at the eleusinian mysteries (Always drawn from the Eumolpidae family).

KYKEON - Brew made from barley and pennyroyal which is said to have psychotropic effects.

Classics hexagon sheet
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