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The TOK essay

The essay must be between 1200 and 1600 words in length, to quote the subject guide "The students are required to show their TOK thinking skills in the discussion of a prescribed title that may be primarily conceptual in nature. Concrete examples play an important role in the essay in illustrating the main ideas or taking forward the argument but the presentation is in a sense an extensive TOK reflection on a single...

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