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Knowledge 2016
TOK in grade 12
TOK Essay externally graded
Essay planning document - Submit record of interactions
66% of grade
TOK Presentation externally moderated
Presentation planning document
33% of grade
TOK in grade 12
5 ways of knowing (History, natural sciences, human sciences,
arts, ethics)
Rotate between teachers (Michel, Studer, Arnold, Kincaid,
Markey)
I grade summatives
January, end of rotations and return to me to work on
essays and presentations
February final essays submitted
Early March, final presentations
Year 1 Revision
Personal
knowledge
Shared
knowledge
Personal
knowledge
Personal
knowledge
Ways of knowing
Language:
In what ways does language affect how we interpret the
world?
Might the language(s) we speak affect how we understand
ideas?
Sense Perception:
Are there limits to what we can learn about the world
through perception?
How can we address the problems of perception using reason?
How can language be used to persuade and manipulate
people in their beliefs?
How can our expectations affect how we perceive the world?
What is the scope, and what are the limits of sensory
information in different areas of knowledge?
TOK Practice
Knowledge Claims
Extract a knowledge claim
What are the characteristics of a good knowledge claim
Explain the claim
Look for the knowledge imbedded in the claim
That is the information not explicitly stated, but is accepted
in order for the KC to be true
E.g. A good student always does what the teacher tells
him/her.
What knowledge is imbedded in the above claim?