{"id":11202,"date":"2023-01-18T18:07:58","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T12:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learn.toddleapp.com\/docs\/guide-to-theory-of-knowledge-in-the-dp\/tok-essay\/"},"modified":"2023-01-20T18:07:07","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T12:37:07","slug":"tok-essay","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/docs\/guide-to-theory-of-knowledge-in-the-dp\/tok-essay\/","title":{"rendered":"TOK Essay"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3R0YgWn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"319\" src=\"https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Group-7934-1-1024x319.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Group-7934-1-1024x319.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Group-7934-1-300x93.png 300w, https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Group-7934-1-768x239.png 768w, https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Group-7934-1-1536x478.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Group-7934-1-2048x637.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Group-7934-1-1200x373.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Group-7934-1-1980x616.png 1980w, https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Group-7934-1-24x7.png 24w, https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Group-7934-1-36x11.png 36w, https:\/\/www.toddleapp.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Group-7934-1-48x15.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the TOK essay, your students will respond in writing to one of the six prescribed titles that the IB publishes for each examination session. These titles posits knowledge issues for students to address. See the 5 steps below to guide your students to include in their essays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/codahosted.io\/docs\/H5UYEZ7T-5\/blobs\/bl-iEfsNE_3b-\/2642e4fb48a45ed0fd7a131b2a93b5f7ead4d2af0eb0ec2b814812e62ea83260220b01ba2df12b0dc0d622a842be77101f7dead51b62bc0da02dda9e346ba2aca82899f0cb5be75a6469f693f76fa73800acafe22412644b7196ec914aa9ddb525c5a51d\" alt=\"Screenshot 2023-01-12 at 12.07.14 PM.png\" width=\"822\" height=\"284\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After choosing the prescribed title, students choose real-life situations that are well suited to the title as well as the area\/s of knowledge. Here\u2019s an example of a few places students can look to find them:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/codahosted.io\/docs\/H5UYEZ7T-5\/blobs\/bl-wOHDVuLwIV\/8ea901fd1847776ffca72bd05872906ac1e66de934f11d55a00b3b63e8064656358b500304b06a75ffcae1a507c51750f92b7cbebef4a1896e73ef1ae5a206ece25f0d4ff6b1058958d6345a847ffda5838d5ae7f0c8b9a7c372ecf83c6499d85ab8fbeb\" alt=\"Screenshot 2023-01-12 at 12.27.11 PM.png\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TOK essay assessment<\/strong><br>For teachers to approach assessment successfully, it is important to identify the different aspects in the TOK essay assessment instrument. The table below unpacks different aspects of its highest level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/codahosted.io\/docs\/H5UYEZ7T-5\/blobs\/bl-A2Aa0_HMQW\/071f3e991688bda21cbe93331c392780b0577bc3c9b7261ffbb6447236a4304d3d54bc68d24f30d63d1eb2c88b34cf05673e987e077b9f32ea62604dd66d08d53315cb0e646d68100bc01fc7a8e0da017aa6470aea268913f6a7571fa6343b061f3ac6ad\" alt=\"Screenshot 2023-01-12 at 12.23.44 PM.png\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Another important point to bear in mind when assessing student work is to observe the changes in the quantifiers used and the details added or omitted from different levels. Consider the example below using one of the descriptors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/codahosted.io\/docs\/H5UYEZ7T-5\/blobs\/bl-uZEZ3vzfsB\/2565c4b34a25c8632f4f56abfc83b02d12d9371ee33f6cb86636a92962247f2c0d08bccf1cbf8ff1a16853b2389c687faef42ddbc3158e0dfe1ea68d19d6fab11cc0b5f3074bc53c75c45f16ec0cc6dd563c1d0f400e77859e8f5aaec5af7c99e932e36f\" alt=\"Screenshot 2023-01-12 at 12.24.14 PM.png\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":11195,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","doc_tag":[],"class_list":["post-11202","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.5 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>TOK Essay - Toddle Learn<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"TOK Essay\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In the TOK essay, your students will respond in writing to one of the six prescribed titles that the IB publishes for each examination session. 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