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WorksheetsTOK - First essay
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 12mins
Which of the following should take place early on in the 'TOK essay process'? (tick all that apply)
Unpack prompt
Unpack suitcase
Uncover your own biases
Uncover assumptions in the question
Develop an indirect response
Which of the following should take place later on in the 'TOK essay process'? (tick all that apply)
Consider Areas of Kazakhstan
Consider Areas of Knowledge
Develop a direct response to the question
Take care to only include one main argument
Think about the implications of your conclusion
How many questions are there to choose from normally? You have been given 3 as a reduced version :)
One
Three
Six
Eight
Which formatting system do you need to use for your references?
MLA
MLB
MLC
MLK (Martin Luther King Jr)
The word limit for the full essay is 1600 words. What is the word limit for your first practice?
100
600
800
1000
Should you include appendices at the end of your essay?
Yes
No
Only if you've referred to them in your essay
How can you make sure you are academically HONEST? (tick all that apply)
Copy/paste my answers from tokessay.net
Plan with a friend and both use the same notes word-for-word
Reference any writing that is not originally mine
Include an MLA-formatted bibliography at the end of my essay
Not use any websites for ideas whilst writing my essay
"It would be good if you could meaningfully address the different components of the knowledge framework." Which of these form part of the framework? (tick all that apply)
Ethics
Opinions
Scope
Technology
Methods & Tools
What is the core theme in TOK? K______ and the K________
(Type in the two missing words below)
(a)
Can you mention the optional themes in your essay? (e.g. language, technology, religion, politics...)
No, you need to stick to the core themes for this essay
Yes, but only the optional themes you chose at the beginning of the year
Yes, you can relate to any core and optional themes
Yes, you have to mention the two themes you chose plus one other
Are real life examples or theoretical examples preferred?
Real life: it's important that your arguments link your observations of the real world
Theoretical: TOK is based on theory and your essay needs to reflect that
Neither: don't give any examples because you are amazing and your opinion is valid without any supporting evidence
Both: You should give a mixture of hypothetical and real examples
Where can your examples, arguments, claims and counterclaims and evidence come from? (tick all that apply)
Your own experiences
From what you have learned in TOK and other subjects
Your own reading
Should you use personal or shared knowledge?
Personal
Shared
Both
I don't have any personal knowledge, help
Which of the following should you be careful of when choosing examples?
Avoid examples of which you have little personal experience of or information on
Don't rely on obvious, unoriginal examples
Don't use examples from your own personal life
Don't use subject-specific examples
What does a 'cohesive' essay mean?
A disjointed essay - badly organised, to be avoided
A clearly structured essay where ideas link together well
A highly original essay that includes a range of interesting ideas
An engaging essay that makes the examiner want to read it
Read the questions again slowly. Which one(s) are you most interested in? (Not committing yourself, just interesting for the teacher to know!)
The first one - about if the questions we can ask depend on what we already know
The second one - about the value of the process of gaining knowledge
The third one - about disagreement about knowledge claims
No idea at all yet, sorry!
How confident do you feel about writing your first essay? (all answers correct, only teacher will see)
Not very confident, seems like a difficult process
Medium, sounds tricky but I feel ok about writing it
Fairly confident, I'm sure I will have some ideas to talk about
Very confident, lots to say and excited to develop some detailed arguments
