hanz Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 I was just wondering, if including quotes in the TOK essay a must or not. I handed in my TOK essay last week i have chosen title 10, my supervisor helped me through it and deleted all my previous quotes she said they were irrelevant. so i re-wrote it and without any quotes, she said its okay and not a must. because my title is about scientific and historical explanations, and does not really require any quotes. Is it a MUST ? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KLSmash Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 You mean quotations, quotes have to do with finances. But if I recall correctly, there was no mention of any references/quotations on the rurbic. And my teacher marked mine (I actually did the same topic as you), and I didn't use any quotations and he ended up giving me a 40/40 for a predicted. So I'm fairly confident that you don't have to worry about them. Just make sure you source anything you use (footnotes and bibliography should be fine)! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandwich Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 Quotations are unnecessary showing-off and detracting from discussing actually important things in what is ultimately a very short essay for what they're asking you to do. I'd say avoid them! Unless you're mentioning TOK in a personal statement or other non-TOK related thing and want to make TOK seem very intellectual. I know somebody who littered their personal statement with quotes, ended up getting one of the most prestigious places at Cambridge after quoting from what was actually a TOK title in an attempt to seem uniquely personally philosophical about the basis of science. Some people really know how it works! Sadly very few of us are lucky enough to be one of them. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanz Posted January 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 quotas have to do with finances i think lol. but anyways thanks for the tips! i am going to get my predicted in a few weeks! i hope it gets an A or at least a B because i worked very hard! Thanks anyways Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hannah.mb Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 Well it seems like whatever answer you get on this thread is too late since you've handed it in already... I think quotes show passion & research & interest (o_O) in your topic and impress the reader IF the quotes are relevant and prove your point. On the other hand if by logic and well-structured reasoning you can perfectly prove your point, then don't include quotes.I included quotes for mine, but not a lot. Some topics will favour use of external quotes, others are more intellectual and personal response-type of questions.yup. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ CAS Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 They aren't required but they are useful to analyse if you find the right ones and you need more discussion in your essay. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
9d9 Posted April 3, 2010 Report Share Posted April 3, 2010 some of the teachers say that quotes is a must while others say that write ur ur own view abt the topic. but i would like to say that add quotes but add only 5 quotes at max and write ur view about the quote i.e. ur perception abt the quote..!! good luck..!! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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