This section should help you on the way to the much needed sophistication of presentation and expression of your ideas.
It offers you guidance on ...
c. how to include discussion around the Knowledge Framework and individual AOKs in your essay
d. how to WRITE your essay: introductions, conclusions, claims and counterclaims, language etc.
"The chosen title must be used exactly as given; it must not be altered in any way." (IB TOK Subject Guide February 2020)
"Examples should be explained in enough detail to shed light on the subject and extend our understanding, but the explanation should be as brief as possible to avoid long, descriptive passages. Examples taken from the candidate’s own life experiences, school work or culture, etc., are often the most effective, but all examples should clarify what is being offered by way of a model or analogy or other means of clarifying a point. It is not enough to state an example and expect the examiner to make the connections or to see how the example works. The candidate should explain the implications of the example thus showing why it is, in fact, an example. " (IB TOK Subject Guide November 2018)
"Word count
The maximum length of the essay is 1,600 words. Extended footnotes or appendices are not appropriate for the TOK essay.
The word count includes:
the main part of the essay
any quotations.
The word count does not include:
any acknowledgments
the references (whether given in footnotes, endnotes or in-text) and bibliography
any maps, charts, diagrams, annotated illustrations or tables.
If an essay exceeds the word limit, then examiners are instructed to stop reading after 1,600 words and to base their assessment on just the first 1,600 words. Students are required to indicate the number of words when the essay is uploaded during the submission process." (IB TOK Subject Guide February 2020)