TOK (THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE)

Our Co2024 have begun writing their final assessment for their ToK course, the ToK Essay. Students must choose one of the 6 set titles on which to write their essay of 1600 words.

 Working in pairs and groups, our first ToK Essay workshop was designed to brainstorm and unpack each essay title to focus and make visible their thinking, to ponder which title to choose.

Over the term break, our Yr12s will be busy completing their essay planning and outline sheets, for drafting to begin in Term 2. We aim to have our ToK Essay completed by the end of Semester 1. 

  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 enought? 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 reference to the human sciences and one other area of knowledge.
  5. In the production of knoweldge, are we too quick to dismiss anomalies? Discuss with the reference to two areas of knowledge.
  6. In the pursuit of knowledge, what is gained by the artist adopting the lens of the scientist and the scientist adopting the lens of the artist? Discuss with reference to the arts and natural sciences.