A TOK teacher recently made a detailed investigation into how Examiners assessed the TOK Essay, and wrote it up in a blog post on the IB Exchange forum. You may find this information helpful–here’s the post: TOK Essay advice

• 9.14 – work on Exhibitions
• 9/21 – Submit Exhibition document (draft) for feedback; Review AOKs
• 9/28 – Brainstorm TOK Essay Prescribed Titles
• 10/5 – Present TOK Exhibitions
• 10/12 – TOK Essay preliminary work
• 10/19 – TOK Essay Conference 1
• 10/26 – TOK Essay Conference 2 (Introduction & Outline) on TOK Essays
• 11/2 – work on TOK Essays
• 11/9 – Submit TOK Essay (draft) for feedback; Extended Essay “pitches”
• 11/16 – finalize TOK Essay; submit final essay by Sunday, 11/19 @ midnight
• 11/30 – Extended Essay research & writing
• 12/7 – Extended Essay research & writing
• 12/14 -Extended Essay research & writing

Here are the Prescribed Titles for the May 2024 Exams: TOK Prescribed Titles 2024

Below you’ll find sample student TOK assessments with examiner comments. The Exhibition is one third of the overall grade and the essay is two-thirds. Each of the assessments is scored against a ten point rubric. You’ll see the score that was awarded in the file name I have assigned to each sample. Enjoy!

• TOK Exhibition 1 – 10 points
• TOK Exhibition 2 – 9 points
• TOK Exhibition 3 – 8 points
• TOK Exhibition 4 – 7 points
• TOK Exhibition 5 – 5 points
• TOK Exhibition 6 – 2 points

• TOK Exhibition 1 Examiner’s Comments
• TOK Exhibition 2 Examiner’s Comments
• TOK Exhibition 3 Examiner’s Comments
• TOK Exhibition 4 Examiner’s Comments
• TOK Exhibition 5 Examiner’s Comments
• TOK Exhibition 6 Examiner’s Comments

• TOK Essay 1 – 10 points
• TOK Essay 2 – 9 points
• TOK Essay 3 – 7 points
• TOK Essay 4 – 5 points
• TOK Essay 5 – 1 point

• TOK Essay 1 Examiner’s Comments
• TOK Essay 2 Examiner’s Comments
• TOK Essay 3 Examiner’s Comments
• TOK Essay 4 Examiner’s Comments
• TOK Essay 5 Examiner’s Comments

2023 Facts & Figures:

• Diplomas awarded: 79.67% (down from 86.14%)
• Diploma candidates’ avg. points: 30.4 (down from 32)
• EE Grades: A – 10%  B – 24%  C – 41%
• TOK Grades: A – 7.5%. B – 34%  C – 46%

This year:

• TOK Exhibitions
• TOK Essay (Prescribed Titles released on or near September 1)
• Extended Essay
• IB recruitment project (CAS?)

2.28 AOK: Natural Science Part 2

3.7 AOK: Human Science

3.14 Knowledge & Politics

3/21 Knowledge & Language

3.28 Knowledge & Technology

4.11 Knowledge & Religion

4.18 SAT

5.2 TOK Exhibition Prep / Intro to the EE

5.9 IB Math Exam

5/16 TOK Exhibitions

A key to “Who’s who?”

Hot off the press: the May 2023 Prescribed Titles!

Hello Dips!

Remember: Juniors and Seniors will meet together in A-209 on Tuesday, September 6th. Afterwards, it will be Juniors on Tuesdays, Seniors on Thursdays. I will remind your teachers–so come straight to the room after 2nd Block. We’ll decide about lunch when we meet.

Here’s the schedule for the year:

TOK Schedule 22-23