TOK essay planning frame Task: You will complete a plan, which tackles one of the past Theory of Knowledge essay questions. Ensure that you give this plan much thought. You will be marked on your ability to apply what you have learned in the course as well as your ability to include your own ideas. You can answer in bullet points as long as what you write is clear to the reader and coherent with your argument. Be relevant, any Knowledge Issues or Theory of Knowledge terminology that does not relate to the question will be ignored. Chosen essay title: Possible opportunities to show off my TOK skills within the context of the chosen essay title: 1 Possible difficulties with the chosen essay title: a) The assessment criteria. Read the assessment criteria carefully. Then decide how you will gain the maximum score for each criterion. Complete the boxes below by providing the essential elements of your paragraph. A: Understanding Knowledge issues 2 Possible Knowledge Issues relevant to the essay: Links between AoK and WoK/ connections: 3 B: Knower’s perspective How are the chosen KI’s relevant to your own experience/real life and to the title? 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 4 How do you show awareness of your own perspective in contrast with other perspectives? Own perspective: Other perspective 1: Other perspective 2: Other perspective 3: Other perspective 4: Other perspective 5: How do you offer personal insight, rather than the recycling of ideas: 5 C: Quality of analysis of Knowledge issues How do you justify main points? Do you offer claims and counterclaims? How do you consider implications of your argument? 6 D: Organisation of ideas How do you plan to organize your essay? Which linking words and connectives will you use? 7 8