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The Top Ten Theory of Knowledge Essay Tips - The Method. Here are my top tips for getting to top marks on your Theory of Knowledge essay. 1 All ToK essays are cross-disciplinary; they are never just about one way of knowing (perception, language, reason, emotion) or one areas of knowledge (mathematics, natural sciences, human sciences, history, ethics, the arts). In general you’ll want to include at least 3. But be careful about which ways of knowing and/or you’re going to include. Review all of your notes to refresh your understanding and make sure you’re seeing the relevant connections and make sure (after you’ve done your research) that you have interesting points to make (claims and counter claims). 2 Make an outline first. 3 Research in a lot of different ways: websites, your class notes, talking with people (parents, classmates, your teachers). 4 Make sure you have clarified the scope of your essay. 5 It’s easy to forget that ToK is about developing your ability to think for yourself. 7 Keep editing.
Mr Hoyes’ Notes on The ToK Essay. The Top Ten Theory of Knowledge Essay Tips - The Method. EssayC. EssayB. EssayA[1] How to Structure a Theory of Knowledge Essay - The Method. The following structure is a foolproof, step-by-step method you can use on any ToK essay to get very high marks. It really works. (This is also done for the TOK presentation, here).
Before you can begin your real/final essay, you’ll need to take the title (something like: “What is it about mathematics that makes it convincing?” And come up with a KI that turns the title into a question of knowledge. For example, “To what extent is math more reliable than other areas of knowledge?”). At OFS we encourage you to begin the KI with words like: “To what extent…”,” “How do we know that…,” “How reliable is…,” “How certain is…” These kind of open questions allow you to pull in multiple perspectives (AoK’s and WoK’s, as we’ll talk about), so you can show your TOK thinking. Also make sure that your question is directly related to knowing–that it is a question about knowledge. Each body section will look at another area of knowledge or way of knowing. Section 1: The Introduction 150-200 words. TOK%20Presentation%20Planner. Nine%20tips%20on%20good%20TOK%20presentations. TOKPresentationPlanning. TOK Presentation Tips by Jeff Taylor on Prezi. How to Meet All of the Theory of Knowledge Essay Requirements - The Method.
As you write (before and during your writing, and then again when you edit) touch base with the grading criteria. You can find that document here, a. Make sure you understand them and then make an effort to adjust your essay so they match the criteria. ToK expert Richard van de Lagemaat has done a really great job of summarizing the criteria with this table: and to remember these, he has also created a mnemonic, “the 4 C’s”: A, B, C, and D roughly stand for Content, Creativity, Critical thinking and Clarity. CONTENT (A): Show thinking about the knowledge issues CREATIVITY (B): Show individual/personal insights, that you can think for yourself CRITICAL THINKING (C): Show thinking about arguments and counter-arguments, that you not only understand the theory involved, but also the weaknesses of these theories.
CLARITY (D): Show that you have done a great job editing your essay; you have structured it so well that it’s easy to understand and accurate Keep these in your mind as you write.