TOK Essay CheckList

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1. Have you maintained this word count
1 Introduction (100-150 words)?
2. Have you mentioned one or two
interesting things about the
prescribed title question? (This shows
us, right away that you know what
the question is asking. )
3. Define one or two of the key terms in
the title(Mention the key terms on
notes)
4. Give the reader a roadmap (Similar to
a thesis statement, mention your
thesis statement on notes)

1. Have you stated your claim? A claim

2 Body is a topic sen­tence that outlines your
Paragraph 2 argument about the prescribed title.
AOK 1 (Mention the key terms on notes)
2. Have you given a strong example?
The example needs to be specific,
precise, and real though. And it needs
to clar­ify and sup­port the claim.
3. Have you explained your example?
Clarify (and explore) how your
example supports your claim. Notice
what is interesting about your
example and what it says about the
title.
 1. Have you mentioned your
3 Body Counterclaim? (Argue against your
Paragraph 3 claim above) A claim is a topic
AOK 1 sen­tence that outlines your argument
about the prescribed title. (Mention
the key terms on notes)
2. Have you given a strong example?
The example needs to be specific,
precise, and real though. And it needs
to clar­ify and sup­port the claim.
3. Have you explained your example?
Clarify (and explore) how your
example supports your claim. Notice
what is interesting about your
example and what it says about the
title.

1. Have you stated your claim? A claim

4 Body is a topic sen­tence that outlines your
Paragraph 4 argument about the prescribed title.
AOK 2 (Mention the key terms on notes)
2. Have you given a strong example?
The example needs to be specific,
precise, and real though. And it needs
to clar­ify and sup­port the claim.
3. Have you explained your example?
Clarify (and explore) how your
example supports your claim. Notice
what is interesting about your
example and what it says about the
title.
 1. Have you mentioned your
5 Body Counterclaim? (Argue against your
Paragraph 5 claim above) A claim is a topic
AOK 2 sen­tence that outlines your argument
about the prescribed title. (Mention
the key terms on notes)
2. Have you given a strong example?
The example needs to be specific,
precise, and real though. And it needs
to clar­ify and sup­port the claim.
3. Have you explained your example?
Clarify (and explore) how your
example supports your claim. Notice
what is interesting about your
example and what it says about the
title.

1. Have you explained what insights

6 Conclusion you've made, related to the prescribed
title question? (Take some time to
synthesize your major insights about
your two AOKs.) (Mention the key
terms on notes)
2. Have you included the implications
and significance? Clarify when and
how it matters that we understand
these insights? Mention in notes
3. Have you mentioned perspectives and
extensions? (If you can, try to pull in
a different perspective, on your
conclusion. Perhaps you can
recognize a different way of
approaching the question, which
could have resulted in quite different
insights than those you included in
your essay. Or you could also
mention an unresolved question or a
limitation that your exploration
revealed.