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Essay

TOK essay is an external assessment component in TOK. It is completed in the second year of the IB. This chapter will introduce us to the essay requirements and its assessment instrument as well as offer guidance when it comes to preparing students for writing the essay.

 

What is a ToK essay - form and structure

In this collection of pages we ask what is a ToK essay and how is it best structured.

 

Practical things: assessment, commentaries, teacher interactions, and admin

This is a collection of pages about all the practical things of concern to the teacher about the ToK essay. We discuss the assessment instrument and what it means, we give examples of student work with...

 

Essay tips videos

Here is a collection of short(ish) videos by Ric on preparation of the ToK essay. Each video develops ideas found elsewhere in the essay section. They might be worth viewing before you tackle the final...

 

Comments on previous Essay titles

This is a collection of comments on previous prescribed titles. These comments could be used as a supplement to the official Subject Report and Examiner Preparation Notes. The collection will grow over...

 

FAQ Essay

This page is a collection of questions we have answered at workshops and on forums. We have chosen those that are most important and have assembled them in no particular order. We shall add to this page...

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