The essay is the culmination of a brilliant course, but it’s a challenging task which many students struggle to fully understand, and fail to engage with in order to showcase their TOK knowledge and skills.
This 80-minute webinar video and presentation gives you a clear, engaging, step-by-step guide to the task, helping you to understand the assessment rubric, choose the right PT, and produce an essay that hits all the assessment targets.
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Writing a strong TOK essay is one of the most challenging, and most misunderstood, tasks in the IB. This 80-minute webinar cuts through the confusion, guiding students step by step through the full essay-writing process: understanding the assessment targets, choosing the right Prescribed Title, and building a coherent, well-argued response.
It also tackles the trickier aspects that trip students up most – how to bring in genuine perspectives and evaluate implications in a way that demonstrates real TOK thinking rather than surface-level description.
The webinar is supported by a full presentation and a Q&A debrief addressing the most common questions and sticking points, giving you everything you need to approach the essay confidently.
Webinar speaker: Michael Dunn
Michael Dunn is the Cambridge-based founder of theoryofknowledge.net. He has worked as a teacher for over 25 years, and has led TOK workshops in schools all over the world. He is one of the world’s most innovative and influential TOK educators.
His PD sessions are highly interactive, clear, and jargon-free, and offer participants practical takeaways that can be used effectively in the classroom. Find out more about him on this page, and see testimonials about his support from members of the site here.