Below are the Theory of Knowledge Essay prescribed titles for the May 2025 session.

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The May 2025 TOK Essay Prescribed Titles

1. Do historians and human scientists have an ethical obligation to follow the directive: “do not ignore contradictory evidence”? Discuss with reference to history and the human sciences.

2. Is our most revered knowledge more fragile than we assume it to be? Discuss with reference...

Below are the Theory of Knowledge Essay prescribed titles for the November 2024 session.

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The November 2024 TOK Essay Prescribed Titles

1. Does our responsibility to acquire knowledge vary according to the area of knowledge? Discuss with reference to history and one other area of knowledge.

2. In the production of knowledge, is ingenuity always needed but never enough? Discuss with reference to mathematics and one other area of knowledge.

3. How might it benefit an area of knowledge to sever ties with its past? Discuss with reference to two areas of knowledge.

4. To what extent do you agree that there is no significant difference between hypothesis and speculation? Discuss with...

Insight loops are an powerful way to score points in your IB assessments.

They work especially well in situations like IOs and exam essay questions where you're trying to quickly develop relevant insights (showing course knowledge) and develop as many points as you can.

How insight loops work

In short, the idea is that you take a piece of evidence and then link it to a key word (or a concept, model, literary device, framework, diagram, or idea) from the course. You can think of this as just labelling the evidence, showing us what we call this in this IB subject.

Then, you develop the idea further, making it clear how this labelling that you just did helps us answer the question in some way.

What do we mean by evidence?

In your English IO, the evidence could be words in your excerpt, "It is the east, and Juliet is the sun", which you label: This is a metaphor, but is also a use of dramatic irony. And then, you can further clarify this. Juliet is lighting up the window, the way...

Below are the Theory of Knowledge Essay prescribed titles for the May 2024 session.

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The May 2024 TOK Essay Prescribed Titles

The Brondy’s PLC Case Video Analysis is ready! (Business Management, Paper 1)

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I wanted to share a model I've created for my Extended Essay students. And it's been working really well. In fact, all of my EE students got A's this year and they found this framework helped them do that. 

Below I'll run-through the model briefly, in a general way. If you want some more help, I would be very happy to talk it through with you. 

If you're finding that your EE doesn't seem to be working, this model will help you diagnose the issue.

It's useful to think of the Research Question, the Tools and the Data as the 3 main elements when you develop your question and move toward your writing. 

Great research works well when each of these elements align with each other. Every aspect needs to match with the other ones. When they do, once there is alignment between these 3 aspects, the writing and marks are much easier to achieve.  

• Question + Data
  • The question needs to match with the data you're able to find.
  • Sometimes, if...

Here you'll find the Theory of Knowledge Essay prescribed titles for the November 2023 session.

The video analysis of these titles is also available already in the member's area.--which you can watch using a free trial. (Just click the "subscribe" tab at the top of this page. Once you're signed up and signed in, the video link will work for you). You can also find our entirely new TOK Essay Video Course (11 helpful videos) here. 

The November 2023 TOK Essay Prescribed Titles

1. Are facts alone enough to prove a claim? Discuss with reference to any two areas of knowledge.

2. If “the mathematician’s patterns, like the painter’s and the poet’s, must be beautiful” (G.H. Hardy), how might this impact the production of knowledge? Discuss with reference to mathematics and the arts.

3. In the acquisition of knowledge, is following experts unquestioningly as dangerous as ignoring them completely? Discuss with reference to the...

The Skandvig Terra PLC Case Video Analysis is ready. (Business Management, Paper 1)

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You're in the right place. 

Most of the online resources with IB Business Management IA advice are not up to date, but this one is. Here you will find all of the best tips for the Business IA, as well as exactly how to structure your work. This page is up-to-date for students graduating on May 2024 or later. We'll show you step-by-step, exactly what to do

First, we'll go through all of your initial decisions, so you'll have a good question and resources. Then I'll go through the actual structure of your IA and show you what to write in each section. You can always use the 'Jump to' links below to move to the part you need. 

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The all-new Theory of Knowledge Essay Video Course is ready for you!

These 11 short videos talk you through every step of the TOK Essay Writing process, from choosing your Prescribed Title to Final Checks before you upload it. I've been teaching, tutoring, and marking TOK essays for 12 years, in the Americas, Europe and South-East Asia and I've put almost all of my TOK essay-writing secrets in these videos for you.

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