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See all"An excellent resource for new teachers, putting together the first syllabus. It also helps more experienced teachers with new idea and new perspectives."
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Hi Laura, Just a clarification, Topic 1 is for both SL & HL right? From this statement - "Topic 1 is SL only, so you can form strong relationships with all your students. You are then able to either teach the SL content of a topic...
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We can turn this into a Pictionary game!
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Site authorHi Rose, I wrote this page :-) And yes you are correct Topic 1 is essential for all students, SL and HL. Thanks for checking.
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