Syllabus

Major Topics Covered in TOK Year One: 

•What is knowledge? •Knowledge & Technology •Knowledge & Language

Official IB Assessments: 

The Exhibition-  The TOK exhibition explores how TOK manifests in the world around us.  Students are required to create an exhibition of three objects that connect to one of the 35 provided IA prompts.  Students write a commentary that identifies each object and its specific real-world context, justifies its inclusion in the exhibition and links to the IA prompt (maximum 950 words).        

The Exhibition is completed during year one and the TOK Essay is completed during year two.                                  

21Course expectations 

1.  Participate!  Theory of Knowledge is discussion-based and interactive.   To get the most out of TOK, you need to get involved.  

2. Be respectful!   We will discuss norms for TOK discussions, but we must always treat each other with respect. We want everyone to feel that their thoughts and ideas are valued and welcome.  Everyone should feel comfortable in our class and encouraged to participate.  

3.  Be on time.  TOK is a short class because it is only half of a class period.  The other half is lunch.  Because of this, it is important that we always start class on time.  

5th period class - 11:10 - 11:30 each day, 11:23 - 11:43 on Wednesdays

7th period class: 12:50–1:10 each day, 12:57-1:17 on Wednesdays  

Grades- You get a weighted grade for the IB core.  Your grade will be determined by total points with these three categories.

Theory of Knowledge                                Extended Essay                        Creativity, Activity, Service