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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. 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. Each body section will look at another area of knowledge or way of knowing. The formula has 5 sections and 9 paragraphs overall and specific aspects need to go in each.

Section 1: The Introduction 150-200 words -Give your KI.

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EssayP. EssayR. EssayQ. EssayA[1] EssayB. EssayC. How to Structure a Theory of Knowledge Essay - The Method. How to do a TOK presentation right! TOKPresentationPlanning. Nine%20tips%20on%20good%20TOK%20presentations. TOK%20Presentation%20Planner.