Sample TOK essays
Sample Theory of Knowledge essays, written and assessed to IB-specific criteria
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My A grade TOK essay 2016 May 'In Knowledge there is always a trade off between accuracy and simplicity'..
My TOK essay on accuracy vs simplicity, got an A grade for this....think it provides a good insight into how to incorporate knowledge issues, claims and counter-claims as well as real world examples to answer quite an open-ended question. Hope this helps anyone doing theirs although obviously plagiarism will be found out by the IB so don't do that.
TOK ESSAY final.docx
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Grade A TOK essay (prescribed title 1 2014)
My TOK essay, which scored a 32/40 (grade A) in the March 2014 session. The essay develops the following prescribed title: ethical judgement limit the methods available in the production of knowledge in both the arts and the natural sciences. Discuss.
TOK presentation also available (20/20) under personal request.
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Are some ways of knowing more likely than others to lead to truth?
It's not mine, but it is an excellent TOK essay.
Mark: A
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TOK essay "To what extent are areas of knowledge shaped by their past?"
This is a TOK essay that I completed in my first year of IB on the topic "To what extent are areas of knowledge shaped by their past? Consider with reference to two areas of knowledge."
It received a 9/10 (it was a practice essay).
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May 2010 #7 We see and understand things not as they are but as we are (Assessed by the IBO)
This essay got a 33/40
I got this essay from my teacher and he said this is a pretty good TOK essay. There are comments from the IB examiner and the details on assessment.
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TOK Essay - May 2011
The topic of the essay can be found when you open the file.
Marks this essay received: 33/40
Overall TOK grade: A
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Does Language Play Roles of Equal Importance in Different Areas of Knowledge
A sample essay written in the first year of the IB. 37 out 40 was given by the teacher, which corresponds to a 7.
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‘The vocabulary we have does more than communicate our knowledge; it shapes what we can know’. Evaluate this claim with reference to different areas of knowledge.
IB tok essay - Grade 7
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TOK Essay sample collection
A collection of sample TOK Essays that was given by my teacher during my IB time and examples downloaded from the interweb of my school.
- Theory of Knowledge
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TOK sample essay
GRADE = A
this helped my sister gain 3 marks
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Sample TOK essay on Language
This is an essay I wrote on Langauge for TOK as a junior. I received a mark of 5 on this paper
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May 2010, Essay 2.
Theory of Knowledge essay.
May 2010, title number 2: Examine the ways empirical evidence should be used to make progress in different areas of knowledge.
Moderated mark: A
Word Count: 1595 words
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How do different ways of knowing help us distinguish between something that is true and something that is believed to be true?
This was an in class essay that we practised
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To what extent do we need evidence to support our beliefs in different areas of knowledge?
My TOK essay. Ended up with a B. Enjoyed writing it, surprisingly.
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TOK Essay Example 1 (Sense Perception)
Our senses tell us a table is a table etc.
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ToK Essay Prompt 6 (May 2014)
My ToK Essay for the May 2014 session. It was prompt 6: Evaluate the "skeptic" in two Areas of Knowledge.
Received a 32/40 (A)
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Nov 2011/May 2012 #3 - Using history and at least one other area of knowledge, examine the claim that it is possible to attain knowledge despite problems of bias and selection
My TOK essay on the title "Using history and at least one other area of knowledge, examine the claim that it is possible to attain knowledge despite problems of bias and selection." I'm not super impressed with it, but IB seemed to think it was fine.
Grade: B
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Tok essay: To what extent do the concepts that we use shape the conclusions that we reach?
To what extent do the concepts that we use shape the conclusions that we reach?
Got a B, predicted an A, kinda sad. but I love this essay. Worked really hard on this.
Hope it helps.
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Sample ToK Essay
Sample ToK Essay
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If someone says “I know this music,” how can the claim be evaluated? Compare your answers with the evaluation of claims in areas of knowledge other than arts.
A sample TOK essay written in the first year. 31 out of 40 was received, which corresponds to an A.
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¿Cómo pueden las distintas formas de conocimiento ayudarnos a distinguir entre algo que es verdad y algo que se cree que es verdad?
Teoria de conocimiento
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Vvi 7 example ToK essays
7 ToK Assignments, with marks and comments from the teacher
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ToK Practise Exhibition: In What ways do our values affect the production of knowledge?
A practise exhibition I completed, earning an 8/10.
Feedback is in italics at the end of the third object.
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TOK Essay on Common Sense
Essay Theory of Knowledge
"We have seen that common sense is not a good measure of knowing."
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Topic 2 - May 2013 - "Only seeing general patterns can give us knowledge. Only seeing particular examples can give us understanding.” To what extent do you agree with these assertions?
Marks awarded: 32 Grade: A
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