THEMATIC OVERVIEW AND THE TIMING OF ASSIGNMENTS
1ST SEMESTER:
Knower(s); the nature of knowledge; knowledge issues; linking question concepts and the ways of knowing (Sense Perception, Emotion, Language and Reason).
1. EASY REFLECTIVE WRITING TO PRECRIBED QUESTIONS
2. SCAFFOLDED AND HEAVILY CRITIQUED 800 word ESSAY
October break
Thanksgiving
3. FIRST SHORT ORAL PRESENTATION: KNOWLEDGE ISSUES
Winter Break
2ND SEMESTER:
Mathematics, Natural Science, Human Sciences and History.
February Break
4. SCAFFFOLDED AND LIGHTLY CRITIQUED 1000 word ESSAY
Spring break
5. FIRST FULL PRESCRIBED TITLE ESSAY (1200-1600 words)
Summer Vacation
YEAR TWO (GRADE 12)
1ST SEMESTER:
A second pass at the ways of knowing and linking questions through an exploration of the Arts and Ethics.
6. ORAL PRESENTATIONS ON AN ETHICAL OR ARTS KNOWLEDGE ISSUE
7. GROUNDWORK FOR THE IA PRESCRIBED ESSAY
October break
8. FINAL IA PRESCRIBED ESSAY READY FOR IBO
Thanksgiving
9. PREPARE ORAL PRESENTATIONS
Winter Break
2ND SEMESTER:
Consolidating and ending the TOK course so that students are primed for a lifetime of personal exploration and critical engagement with knowledge issues.
9. FINAL IA ORAL PRESENTATIONS: STUDENTS LEAD THE CLASSES
February Break
10. FINAL CLASS AND STUDENT EVALUATION OF THE COURSE.
