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TOK Essay Planning FormThesis/Overall summary of answer

You defnitely do need this in the introduction - try to come to a realistic, balanced,sensible overall answer to the KI. Remember, the best answers will not just view theanswer as black and white or yes and no, instead they will usually point out that theanswer is not the same in each WoK or oK

Claim 01 !his claim is about your frst knowled"e issue and related to the frst oK#WoK underconsideration. You don$t need lots o% detail here, the point should be &uite simple andclear, the detail comes later.

Evidence for !his should be an e'ample that proves the point above. You will need to e'plain e'actlyhow the evidence you have "iven proves the (ain )oint. *ome o% your e'amples shouldbe %rom research while some should be %rom your own personal e'perience. !ry to strikea balance between the two in your essay.

Counterclaim 01 !his should be an ar"ument a"ainst +laim . You mi"ht attack that point by o erin"some alternative evidence that proves the opposite, or by pointin" out a problem withthe evidence used above or by hi"hli"htin" some unwanted implications or unjustifedassumptions that this point is based on. You will need evidence here to justi%y yourcounterclaim. i erent cultural perspectives can be a "ood source o% counterclaims/Remember0 you don$t have to have a counterclaim %or every point but you do need tocounterclaims on at least a %ew occasions in your essay.

esponse !his is where you evaluate how much o% a problem the counterclaim is %or yourar"ument. Is it a major attack or not much to worry about1 Your response can ar"ue thatthe counterclaim is simply wron" or it may take the %orm o% fndin" a compromisebetween the ++ and your ori"inal point. 2ither way you will need some new evidencehere to support what you are sayin".

Repeat this structure for the rest of the main body of the essay.

Conclusion Your conclusion should sum up your overall position and make it clear to the reader howyou think you have proven the answer you introduced at the start. In addition, especiallyi% you have not done this earlier in the essay, you should think about the implications 3orconse&uences4 that your overall answer has and any assumptions on which it are based.

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ToK Essay PlanEssay title num!er and statement"

Knowledge #ssue 01 Thesis

$ection 015irst oK#WoK

+laim 6

2'ample#2vidence %or +laim 6

+ounterclaim 6

2'ample#2vidence %or +laim 6

Response

$ection 0%*econd oK#WoK

+laim 67

2'ample#2vidence %or +laim 67

+ounterclaim 67

2'ample#2vidence %or +laim 67

Response

Knowledge #ssue 0% Thesis

$ection 0&5irst oK#WoK ethics

+laim 68

2'ample#2vidence %or +laim 68 *piritually inclined people

+ounterclaim 68

2'ample#2vidence %or +laim 68 9ud"es

Response

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$ection 0'*econd oK#WoK :atural sciences

+laim 6;

2'ample#2vidence %or +laim 6;

+ounterclaim 6;

2'ample#2vidence %or +laim 6;Response

ConclusionWhy is it important that we know aboutthis1

What are the implications o% this fndin"1

What is a di erent view on the subject1