The TOK Essay
Each student must submit for external assessment an essay on any one of the ten titles prescribed by
the IBO for each examination session.
The titles ask generic questions about knowledge and are cross-disciplinary in nature. They may be
answered with reference to any part or parts of the TOK course, to specific disciplines, or with reference
to opinions gained about knowledge both inside and outside the classroom.
The titles are not meant to be treated only in the abstract, or on the basis of external authorities. In all
cases, essays should express the conclusions reached by students through a sustained consideration of
knowledge issues; claims and counterclaims should be formulated and main ideas should be illustrated
with varied and effective examples that show the approach consciously taken by the student. Essays
should demonstrate the student’s ability to link knowledge issues to areas of knowledge and ways of
knowing.
The chosen title must be used exactly as given; it must not be altered in any way. Students who modify
the titles may gain very few or no points, since the knowledge issues that essays treat must be relevant
to the titles in their prescribed formulation.
The essay must be
the IBO for each examination session.
The titles ask generic questions about knowledge and are cross-disciplinary in nature. They may be
answered with reference to any part or parts of the TOK course, to specific disciplines, or with reference
to opinions gained about knowledge both inside and outside the classroom.
The titles are not meant to be treated only in the abstract, or on the basis of external authorities. In all
cases, essays should express the conclusions reached by students through a sustained consideration of
knowledge issues; claims and counterclaims should be formulated and main ideas should be illustrated
with varied and effective examples that show the approach consciously taken by the student. Essays
should demonstrate the student’s ability to link knowledge issues to areas of knowledge and ways of
knowing.
The chosen title must be used exactly as given; it must not be altered in any way. Students who modify
the titles may gain very few or no points, since the knowledge issues that essays treat must be relevant
to the titles in their prescribed formulation.
The essay must be
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