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These titles take the form of knowledge questions that are focused on the areas of knowledge.”  \nAreas of Knowledge: History  \nThe Arts  \nMathematics  \nHuman Sciences  \nNatural Sciences  \nThe TOK Essay is to be completed during the early part of the second year of the Diploma Program. Therefore, you will complete this task in the second year of the program which is Form 6 in context of the school. It is important to follow strictly the school’s overall schedule of internal deadlines for the completion of the TOK Essay. You will be guided in this process. You will have the opportunity to do practices for the TOK Essay and understand how it will be graded. This is an external assessment. Therefore, it is marked by IB examiners. It contributes to 2/3 of your TOK grade. Each student must write the essay individually.  \nThe Prescribed Titles  \nThe IB releases a set of six prescribed titles for each examination session. These titles are published six months before the submission deadline. Your teachers are advised to spend 10 hours of teaching on the TOK Essay.  \nThe chosen title must be used exactly as given; it must not be altered in any way.  \nIf the title has been modified but it is still clear which prescribed title for the current session it refers to, the essay will be marked against that prescribed title. Any lack of relevance in the student’s response to the prescribed title arising from this modification will be reflected in the score awarded.  \nIf it is clear that the title bears no resemblance to any title for the current session, the essay will be awarded a score of zero, in accordance with the TOK essay assessment instrument.  \nThe prescribed titles for May 2023 sessions are:  \n1. Is replicability necessary in the production of knowledge? Discuss with reference to two areas of knowledge.  \n2. 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.  \n3. Does it matter if our acquisition of knowledge happens in “bubbles” where some  \ninformation and voices are excluded? Discuss with reference to two areas of knowledge.  \n4. Do you agree that it is “astonishing that so little knowledge can give us so much power”(Bertrand Russell)? Discuss with reference to the natural sciences and one other area of knowledge.  \n5. Are visual representations always helpful in the communication of knowledge? Discuss with reference to the human sciences and mathematics.  \n6. To what extent is the knowledge we produce determined by the methodologies we use? Discuss with reference to history and one other area of knowledge.  \nThe Schedule and internal deadlines  \nTOK lessons on the TOK Essay and its requirement will take place in the mid of Term 1 after your have completed your review of the Areas of Knowledge, the TOK Concepts, and the Knowledge Framework (completed in the beginning of Term 1) and the Essay Practice. You will be guided in unpacking the prescribed title of your choice.  \nThe diagram below shows some of the internal deadlines that you have to be aware of.  \nDo note that certain work during this process will contribute to the Term 2 grade that will be reflected in your school report card. The final essay is meant for the IB DP external assessment and will not be used for any school related grading or reporting. 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