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    This document outlines the structure for a TOK essay, which should include: 1) An introduction with the key question, thesis statement, and roadmap for the body paragraphs. 2) Two body paragraphs for the first area of knowledge discussing a claim, explanation, example, and counterclaim with a second example. 3) Two more body paragraphs following the same structure for a second area of knowledge. 4) A conclusion that discusses implications, significance, an alternative perspective, and restates the thesis. The essay should explore how reliable different areas of knowledge are compared to each other using personal examples from life experiences to support arguments. Mathematics, natural science, and ethics are given as potential areas

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    This document outlines the structure for a TOK essay, which should include: 1) An introduction with the key question, thesis statement, and roadmap for the body paragraphs. 2) Two body paragraphs for the first area of knowledge discussing a claim, explanation, example, and counterclaim with a second example. 3) Two more body paragraphs following the same structure for a second area of knowledge. 4) A conclusion that discusses implications, significance, an alternative perspective, and restates the thesis. The essay should explore how reliable different areas of knowledge are compared to each other using personal examples from life experiences to support arguments. Mathematics, natural science, and ethics are given as potential areas

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    This document outlines the structure for a TOK essay, which should include: 1) An introduction with the key question, thesis statement, and roadmap for the body paragraphs. 2) Two body paragraphs for the first area of knowledge discussing a claim, explanation, example, and counterclaim with a second example. 3) Two more body paragraphs following the same structure for a second area of knowledge. 4) A conclusion that discusses implications, significance, an alternative perspective, and restates the thesis. The essay should explore how reliable different areas of knowledge are compared to each other using personal examples from life experiences to support arguments. Mathematics, natural science, and ethics are given as potential areas

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    Tok Essay Structure

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    This document outlines the structure for a TOK essay, which should include: 1) An introduction with the key question, thesis statement, and roadmap for the body paragraphs. 2) Two body paragraphs for the first area of knowledge discussing a claim, explanation, example, and counterclaim with a second example. 3) Two more body paragraphs following the same structure for a second area of knowledge. 4) A conclusion that discusses implications, significance, an alternative perspective, and restates the thesis. The essay should explore how reliable different areas of knowledge are compared to each other using personal examples from life experiences to support arguments. Mathematics, natural science, and ethics are given as potential areas

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    The key takeaways from the document are that a TOK essay should have a clear introduction with a question, thesis and roadmap; two body paragraphs developing a claim and counterclaim with examples; and a conclusion summarizing the argument and discussing implications.

    The main components of a TOK essay structure are an introduction with the key question, thesis and roadmap; two body paragraphs developing a claim with an example and a counterclaim with an example; and a conclusion summarizing the argument.

    To develop a claim and counterclaim in a body paragraph, one should state a clear claim with a topic sentence, explain and elaborate on the claim with details, and provide a specific example to support the claim. The counterclaim should then argue against the initial claim, provide a counter example, and link back to the key question.

    TOK Essay Structure

    Section 1: The Introduction 150-200 words

    Paragraph 1
    -Give your KQ. For example, “To what extent is math more reliable than other areas of
    knowledge?”

    -State your thesis. What is your short answer to the KQ (your question of knowledge). “While
    looking at mathematics, natural science and ethics, we will see that mathematics isn’t necessarily
    more reliable; however, we will see that knowledge is different in different fields.”

    -Give us a roadmap, a sentence that gives us a preview, showing us what you’re going to do in your
    body paragraphs. Make it clear how you are going to explore the KQ, which ways of knowing and/or
    areas of knowledge you’re going to use. This will make it easy for the marker to know what to look
    for. An example: “Mathematics can be seen as more reliable because it uses reason. . .Natural
    science can be less reliable because it relies on reason and observation. And ethics can be less
    reliable because it is related to the norms of a person’s society, (which may change over time.” )

    Section 2: Two paragraphs totaling 400 words

    Paragraph 2
    -Claim. A topic sentence that outlines your argument about the KQ. For example you could claim
    that, “Mathematics can be relied on because it is a purely logical system.” It also helps to develop a
    specific KQ for the AOK you are exploring: “How reliable is historical, cause-effect, reasoning?”

    -Explain. Elaborate and clarify your claim. “Mathematics is axiomatic and independent of subjective
    experience.“

    -Example. A real life example, to clarify and support the claim from your own experience. Examples
    should be personal, specific, precise and real. Did something happen in your Science class? Did you
    have a conversation with your teacher or hear a story from your grandfather? Attempt to use
    evidence from your own life rather than examples from Darwin or Lincoln. You could talk about
    how, “In mathematics we learned that the inside angles of a triangle, in Euclidian space, sum up to
    180 degrees.”
    Link to KQ and prompt: Mathematics provides single solutions to clear problems (answer the “So
    What?” question

    Paragraph 3
    -Counter-claim. Argue against your claim above. “However, it is possible to come to different
    conclusions using different systems of mathematics.”

    -Example. An example that supports your counter claim: “While it is possible to demonstrate that
    the interior angles of a triangle equal 180 degrees in Euclidian space, this cannot be proven within
    other systems, such as spherical geometry or hyperbolic geometry.”

    -Link to KQ. Quickly sum up the (complicated) insights of this section. “It is clear that mathematics
    is reliable to an extent, but often it can only show something to be true within one fixed system or
    approach.” Answer the “So What” question to develop implications.

    Section 3: You may continue to elaborate on your AOK and WOKs above or look at your second
    combination of AoK and WoKs. Write these using the same approach you saw in paragraphs 2 and
    3. 400 words

    Paragraph 4
    -Claim.

    -Explain.

    -Example.

    Paragraph 5
    -Counter-claim.

    -Example.

    -Link to KQ.

    Section 4: Continue with further examples or start anew if you have a third AoK or WoK. Write
    these using the same approach you saw in paragraphs 2 and 3. 400 words
    Paragraph 6
    -Claim.

    -Explain.

    -Example.

    Paragraph 7
    -Counter-claim.

    -Example.

    -Link to KQ.

    Section 5: Conclusion with two paragraphs totaling 200-250 words

    Paragraph 8
    -Implications and significance. Why is it important that we know about this?

    -Perspective. Explain another view that someone may have (i.e. an older person, someone who’s
    had different life experiences than you)

    Paragraph 9
    -Sum up the argument. The thesis again, in short.

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