dgmanchia Posted August 7, 2013 Report Share Posted August 7, 2013 Hey guys, I have this question.. does the tok essay has to have a link with another subject of the IB Diploma in somewhere of it? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
khimberleigh Posted August 7, 2013 Report Share Posted August 7, 2013 You need to talk about at least 2 areas of knowledge from the ToK diagram thingy. The areas are: natural science, human science, history, ethics, arts and maths. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgmanchia Posted August 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2013 Yes, I know that, but my teacher told me that I had to link at least one of my arguments with an experience I've had in another subjetc of the IB Diploma. She said it was needed to strengthen my argument. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluedino Posted August 7, 2013 Report Share Posted August 7, 2013 You don't have to use an example from an experience in another subject you've done - there are no set requirements/anything in the criteria to say you have to. However, you might find that somewhere along your IB journey you'll have done/experienced something that might be a good example for what you're arguing in your ToK Essay. Knower's perspective is also part of the essay criteria and using a personal example can help to show that. You'll see that nearly all excellent ToK essays have some kind of personal example, although you really don't have to link it to an experience you've had in another subject of the IB. If you've already got a good personal example in there and show your 'voice' strongly throughout the essay, you should be good to go. If not, then putting in a personal example is a good idea - it can also be about your extracurricular activities/your background/your context, not just your experience in the IB. Hope this helps! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elhaque Latief Posted August 7, 2013 Report Share Posted August 7, 2013 yea of course. it has to be connected to at least 2 subjects goodluck! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgmanchia Posted August 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2013 Well yeah, that helped me a lot. Thank you so much! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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