ToK Essasy - Guidelines and help

"The whole point of knowledge is to produce both meaning and purpose in our pers
onal lives"
Criteria:
-Understanding Knowledge Questions:
-Knowledge Questions
-Sustained Focus
-Well developed investigation
-Different perspectived
-Linked effectively to Aoks
-And/Or linked to WoKs.
Quality of Analysis of Knowledge Questions:
-Arguments are clear
-Supported by real-life examples
-Effectively evaluated
-Counterclaims are extensively explored
-Implications are drawn.
->Cogent, Accomplished, Discerning, Individual, Lucid, Insightful, Compelling
Simple Structure:
Introduction
-State your thesis
-State what you're going to talk about
-3 points:
-Get the reader's attention
-Explain what you understand by the question
-briefly outline how you plan to tackle it (ex. thesis)
Body 3 paragraphs
-The chosen AoKs and/or WoKs
-Claim, Explaination & Example
-Counter-Claim, Example & Link to KQ.
Conclusion:
-Implications and significance
-Perspective
-Sum up the essay
Style:
-Clarity
-Economy
-Precision
Factual accuracy & references
Definitions
Arguments
Evidence
Counter-Arguments
Sound Reasoning
Depth
Bredth
Quotations
Read after finishing draft:
http://www.timwoods.org/2012/03/02/the-top-ten-theory-of-knowledge-essay-tips/
KQ: Start with "how...", "to what extent..."

Tips:
Arguments need to be presented objective. Consider counterclaims, other perspect
ives, implications on what I'm saying.
---------------------------------------------------------------Outline:
"The WHOLE POINT of KNOWLEDGE is to produce both MEANING and PURPOSE in our PERS
ONAL LIVES"
ToKs and WoKs:
-Art, Histry, Natural sciences (need to evolve / improve)
-Reason, Sensory Perception, Emotion(?), Faith(?)
-When talking about ToKs and WoKs, i need examples, see toktrump.
KQ:
-What is the importance of form in art?
-How and what purpose does one create knowledge?(to have a purpose, it has to
have a reason for to be made.. the whole point of a bottle opener is because
you need to open a bottle. -> What does that has to do with meaning and purpos
e?
-Is most knowledge aquired through direct human effor or the unintended conse
quence of enviroment? ->"purpose"
-Are meaning and purpose consonant concepts in relation to the aquisition of
knowledge?
Key words & terms:
-Whole point, according to quote, there's no other reason for aquision of kno
wledge except the reason stated.
-Meaning = "worthwile, enriching & fulfilling"
-Purpose = "a path / calling that you should follow"
-Personal life: Should not investigate professional or career-related achieve
ment.
Difficulties and challenges of the question:
-Assessing what constitues "meaning" and "purpose"
-Can't really agree/disagree to an extent. Has to be yes / no.
-The use of personal. Art = artists? History = historicans?
-Hard to make it into a second order knowledge questions.. tok.net/may2015
Hyperlinks:
http://toktrump.wordpress.com/2014/09/27/6-the-whole-point-of-knowledge-is-to-pr
oduce-both-meaning-and-purpose-in-our-personal-lives-to-what-extent-do-you-agree
-with-this-statement/