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  TOK  Essay  Rubric   IB  TOK/Gov  

          Ms.  Bauer    
 
 
TOK  Essay  Rubric  
(AKA  the  “TOK  Essay  Assessment  Instrument”  from  the  IB  TOK  Guide  for  First  Assessment  in  2015)  
 
  Overall  Mark:  A   Overall  Mark:  B   Overall  Mark:  C   Overall  Mark:  D   Overall  Mark:  E  
Level  5:  Excellent   Level  4:  Very  Good   Level  3:  Satisfactory   Level  2:  Basic   Level  1:  Elementary  
IB  Score  of  9-­‐10   IB  Score  of  7-­‐8   IB  Score  of  5-­‐6   IB  Score  of  3-­‐4   IB  Score  of  1-­‐2  
TOK  Score  of  54-­‐60   TOK  Score  of  48-­‐53   TOK  Score  of  42-­‐47   TOK  Score  of  36-­‐41   TOK  Score  of  1-­‐35  
 
Understanding   There  is  a  sustained   There  is  a  focus  on   There  is  a  focus  on   Some  knowledge   The  essay  has  only  
Knowledge   focus  on  knowledge   knowledge   some  knowledge   questions  that  are   very  limited  
Questions   questions  connected   questions  connected   questions  connected   connected  to  the   relevance  to  the  
to  the  prescribed   to  the  prescribed   to  the  prescribed   prescribed  title  are   prescribed  title—
title  and  are  well   title—developed   title—with  some   considered,  but  the   relevant  points  are  
chosen—developed   with   development  and   essay  is  largely   descriptive.  
with  investigation  of   acknowledgement  of   linking  to  areas  of   descriptive,  with  
different   different   knowledge  and/or   superficial  or  limited  
perspectives  and   perspectives  and   ways  of  knowing.   development  and  
linked  effectively  to   linked  to  areas  of   links  to  areas  of  
areas  of  knowledge   knowledge  and/or   knowledge  and/or  
and/or  ways  of   ways  of  knowing.   ways  of  knowing.  
knowing.  
 
Quality  of  Analysis   Arguments  are  clear,   Arguments  are  clear,   Some  arguments  are   Arguments  are   Assertions  are  
of  Knowledge   supported  by  real-­‐ supported  by  real-­‐ clear  and  supported   offered  but  are   offered  but  are  not  
Questions   life  examples  and   life  examples  and   by  examples;  some   unclear  and/or  not   supported.  
are  effectively   are  evaluated;  some   counterclaims  are   supported  by  
evaluated;   counterclaims  are   identified.   effective  examples.  
counterclaims  are   identified  and  
extensively  explored;   explored.  
implications  are  
drawn.