This document provides an overview of the Theory of Knowledge (ToK) course, including lessons, assessments, resources, and sample questions. Students will have weekly plenary and group lessons. Assessments include essays, tasks, and a presentation. The ToK journal and blog can be used to take notes from articles, pictures, and handouts. Sample questions discuss the role of historians, scientific hypotheses, human behavior, and whether mathematics requires understanding.

1. An IntroductionTheoryofKnowledge

3. Lessons1 Plenarylesson per week 1 ‘group’ lesson per week

4. Beyond the classroomThisterm3 short (400 word) essays9° November – ToKStudentConferenceNextterm1 short essay3 ‘tasks’ topreparefor…SummerTermFirst assessment (Presentation)

5. AssessmentPresentation – Summerofyear 12Essay – Springofyear 13

6. ToK JournalNotesHandouts“ToKmoments”ArticlesPicturesCartoons

7. ToK Blog – www.nlcstok.edublogs.org

8. Libraryresources

9. Definitions

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11. Some typical ToK questions:Does a historian record History, or create it?Does the possession of knowledge carry an ethical responsibility?To what extent is formulating a scientific hypothesis comparable to creating a work of art?What did Frank Zappa mean when he claimed that “Talking about music is like dancing about architecture”?Can you do mathematics questions without understanding the mathematics?Is it reasonable to think that human behaviour can be studied scientifically?

12. Follow up“The map is not the territory”