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Diamond Diagrams for Prioritisation
Overview: Students produce or are given 9 pieces of information which they arrange in order in a diamond diagram. Examples: Arrange the outcomes of the Treaty of Versailles from most successful to...
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Sparks, branches and logs
The following image comes from an old textbook, and illustrates the respective importance of long, mid and short-term factors in causing World War One. I created a ‘blanked out’ version which I provide...
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PieChart Prioritisation
At the end of a unit of study about causation, ask students to divide responsibility between factors in an Excel template which automatically converts the percentage splits into piecharts; thereafter...
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Develop links between factors using a “Connection Web” template
One of the most important skills for students to develop is the ability to make connections between factors to reach a sustained, sophisticated judgement. The following template structure is a useful...
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Use the “Triangle 9” template for prioritising factors
The use of Diamond Templates is very effective to help students summarise and prioritise key factors when answering a question. However, they have a lot of ‘wasted space’ which could be much better...
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Using counterfactuals to prioritise the importance of key factors
Overview To help students decide how important a factor was in causing a particular event, ask them to consider whether events would have turned out differently without it. To have validity, this...
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