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No specific structure for ToK essays, but you in general want to be looking at around two AoK’s and evaluating knowledge claims/counter-claims within them.. Also relate them to ways of knowing (much easier for some than others -- ie. Using history as an AoK ties in quite well memory as WoK)

It depends on your subject (and if they even have them anymore). You can usually find them in your subject textbook -- they detail what you need to know and be able to do (so for example, a Psych learning objective might be: “explain the formation of stereotypes”)

fml it should be this but the picture isn’t loading. Don’t know whether it’s just my computer or not, but I’m overseas rn and my internet connection kind of sucks, so I can’t upload a picture, sorry! 

When it came to exams, I’d make detailed notes using a combination of the textbook, the markscheme and other essays I’d written. There are posts up with pictures of my essay plans -- I used this method for both History & Psych, while for Bio, I had a massive notebook of all my notes for each learning objective.

The markscheme is what the IB will use to mark your exams. It’s helpful because you can see what they’re looking for, and for things like maths/sciences, it gives you the exact wording/answers that they want from you!

You can look them up online by searching something like IB Math SL 2011 Paper 2 markscheme, or by asking your teacher, who should have access to the IB question bank!

No, definitely not! It should still be there somewhere...I don’t actually remember making a post where I screenshotted my history notes, but they looked like this: 

I’m sorry! I’ve been craaazy busy -- I’m interning, and I’ve been travelling. Should hopefully be able to answer q’s soon xx

Spanish! I think it took me a really long time to figure out how to study for it! 

Follow your teacher’s advice! Bio research questions are supposed to be long -- your question sounds a lot like one of mine haha. And you absolutely need to have all the temperature range stuff because it’s in the criteria!

I think the teacher is really, really important, particularly in the IB. One of the key things to learn in the IB is the skillset for answering questions, and it’s definitely difficult to teach yourself that without proper feedback. 

I know how you feel! I hated a lot of the books that we did in first year, but I absolutely loved studying A Streetcar Named Desire. It’s one of my absolute favourite plays.

Thank you! 

Ahhhh, they must have changed it! Sorry! 

Yes, definitely worth it! Most of the people I know who got remarks done were successful; they tend to mark you up if you’re only one or two points off, and there’s a possibility of increasing your grades even if you’re much further off! 

I’m good, thanks! It’s been a bit crazy running around for various things that my parents need to buy, but it’s been good otherwise! x