Here you'll find the Theory of Knowledge Essay prescribed titles for the May 2024 session.

The video analysis of these titles will soon be available in the member's area.--which you can watch using a free trial. (Just click the "subscribe" tab at the top of this page). Click here if you'd like to be notified when the video is ready for you.

Our just updated  TOK Essay Video Course (11 helpful videos) is ready for you as well. 

The May 2024 TOK Essay Prescribed Titles

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

We've gone through the case and created an exhaustive video analysis, to help you prepare for the Business Management Paper 1 exam in November 2023. (If you're a member already you can click here and you'll be taken directly to the resources.)

The video will save you time and stress and of course help you do a lot better. 

To subscribe: Click here and you'll get the video and access to the other resources that we've created for the case. 

I wanted to share a model I've been using a lot with my Extended Essay students. And it's been working really well. All of my EE students got A's this year and they found this framework really helpful! 

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

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. 

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, 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 you're finding a lot of data on a certain aspect, consider...

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)

We've gone through the case and created an exhaustive video analysis, to help you prepare for the Business Management Paper 1 exam in May 2023.

It will save you time and stress and of course help you do a lot better. 

To subscribe: Click here And then (members can) click here to go directly to the video and the other resources that we've created for the case. 

Double-checking Your Version of the Course

The new Business Management IA (the "Business Project") is very different than the previous Business IA (the one students submitted for May 2023 for example). Be careful because most of the resources you can currently find online about the IA are giving you outdated information.

This page is up-to-date for the new version of the course and it will show you, step-by-step, exactly what to do for students graduating May 2024 or later.

Click here if you're in SL Business and graduating before May 2024 and

Click here if you're in HL Business graduating before May 2024.

Okay, now we're all on the right document. On this page I'm going to show you everything you'll need to know to complete your Business IA. 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.  

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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.

Existing Members: You can access it by clicking this direct link. 

New Members: If you're not a member yet, you can access the entire TOK Essay Video Course with a free trial, by clicking here. 

The New TOK Essay Video Course includes: 

   Very clear instructions on what matters in the TOK Essay, so you can start your essay early (if you want to) and do well, even if TOK isn't your strongest subject. 

   Detailed analysis and thorough discussions of all of the latest November and May...

The full IBMastery analysis of the ELE PLC case (November 2022 - Paper 1) is ready for you now in the member's area. 

We've gone through the case and created an exhaustive video analysis, to help you prepare for the November Business Management exam. This video will save you time and stress and of course help you do a lot better. 

To subscribe: Click here And then, once you're logged in click here to watch the video and get the resources. 

Here is an excerpt for you, the key term definitions. The full analysis for our members contains much more analysis. 

ELE PLC Case Key Words

Internal sources [of finance] (19) - Internal sources of finance refer to money that comes from within a business. There are several internal sources a business can use, including owners capital, retained profit and selling assets.

Long-term [supply] contracts - (20) - An agreement between the companies wherein the buyer agrees to purchase...

As a teacher and tutor I specialize in helping students write top-scoring essays. I wanted to share with you a helpful way to think about this, which will help you show strong critical thinking --something that often counts for close to 50% of your essay grade, so you can do well, even if you don’t work with me as your tutor. 

First, let’s notice that there are 3 very different actvities required to create a great analytical essay. You need to: 

1.  Gather relevant evidence, 
2.  Present an argument, grounded in that evidence. And then 
3.  Weigh up those arguments to write a judgement that seems very well-supported. 

If you do those 3 things thoughtfully you can definitely get a 7 (or an A, if it's TOK or your EE). 

We can think of those 3 activities as relating to 4 different roles you need to play: You need to

1. Be a Detective,
2. Be a Lawyer,
3. Be a second Lawyer, who disagrees with the first one....

Here you'll find the Theory of Knowledge Essay prescribed titles for the May 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 May 2023 TOK Essay Prescribed Titles

1. Is replicability necessary in the production of knowledge? Discuss with reference to two areas of knowledge.

2. For artists and natural scientists, which is more important: what can be explained or what cannot be explained? Discuss with reference to the arts and the natural sciences.

3. Does it matter if our acquisition of knowledge happens in “bubbles” where some information and voices are excluded? Discuss with reference to two areas of knowledge.

4. Do you agree that it is...