IB Diploma core · Exhibition and essay
One-to-one support to turn abstract TOK language into focused questions, precise examples, defensible reasoning, and a process the student can own.
Think first, write second
TOK improves when the student can test a claim, examine a perspective, and explain why an example matters—not when they memorize a template.
Direct answer
Theory of Knowledge is a mandatory part of the IB Diploma Programme core. Students complete an exhibition built around three objects and a TOK essay of up to 1,600 words chosen from six prescribed titles issued for the assessment session.
TOK tutoring helps students understand the course language, unpack the exact prompt, develop claims and counterclaims, choose examples they can genuinely analyze, and evaluate implications. It does not supply a ready-made argument or write assessed material.
One need, a clear next step
Learn the method live, review a complete draft asynchronously, or begin with a free guide before deciding.
For teaching and dialogue
Explore the title or prompt through questioning, practise analysis, and build a process the student can use independently.
Book the free sessionFor a complete draft
Receive criteria-referenced comments and prioritized next steps without having the work rewritten.
Choose written feedbackFor independent orientation
Review the core structure, assessment thinking, and planning principles before your next lesson or draft.
Open the TOK guideCourse-aware support
The exhibition and essay reward different forms of thinking. Tutoring keeps the prescribed task, assessment instrument, and student’s own choices visible.
Build a working understanding of knowledge questions, perspectives, methods, evidence, justification, values, and responsibility.
Choose and justify three specific objects in relation to one IA prompt, with commentary grounded in their real-world contexts.
Respond to one prescribed title with sustained analysis across the areas of knowledge required by that title.
Keep every paragraph connected to the exact prescribed title or IA prompt.
Use examples as material for analysis, not decoration or unsupported anecdote.
Explore conditions, limitations, tensions, and consequences instead of listing two sides.
Build a visible line of inquiry from the opening decision to the final implication.
Our approach
The exact lesson changes by student. The underlying process stays clear, practical, and accountable.
Identify the command, concepts, scope, and assumptions in the prescribed title or exhibition prompt.
Use questioning, counterexamples, and comparison to make claims more precise before drafting.
The student plans, writes, and revises in their own voice, using feedback permitted by their school.
Learn before you book
Use the core guide to orient the whole course, then move into the assessment task or prescribed titles that match the student’s current stage.
Review the purpose of TOK, its assessments, and a practical way to approach knowledge questions without losing ownership.
Open resourceMove from prompt and objects to a clear commentary with specific real-world context and sustained justification.
Open resourceExplore the exact session through planning questions and lines of inquiry while keeping the final argument student-owned.
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Contact Bespoke LearningYes. Theory of Knowledge is part of the Diploma Programme core alongside the Extended Essay and Creativity, Activity, Service. Diploma students complete both the TOK exhibition and the TOK essay.
The exhibition uses three objects and one IA prompt. The essay is a maximum of 1,600 words and answers one of six prescribed titles issued for the relevant assessment session.
TOK and the Extended Essay are combined through the Diploma core points matrix and can contribute up to three points. Exact diploma-award conditions should be checked in current official IB guidance.
A tutor can discuss what makes an example or object analytically useful, ask questions about the student’s options, and test relevance. The final choices and reasoning must remain the student’s own and follow school guidance.
Yes. The essay-feedback service can provide criteria-referenced feedback on a TOK essay or exhibition commentary. It is indicative, not an official IB mark, and it does not rewrite the work.
Support is matched to the student’s actual assessment session. Students should always work from the title issued by their school and verify the wording exactly before planning.
Share the assessment session, chosen title or prompt, current stage, and school deadline. We will help identify the right ethical next step.
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