TOK 1st Semester

Summative Projects
Semester 1 - final grades

Mr. Barnett and Mr. O will provide semester scores from A to

E based on your understanding of TOK concepts and your
engagement in the class throughout the year and in the final
two activities

(NOT a predicted grade)

 Group Project - TOK Debates
Choose your own group of either 2 or 3 people (four groups of 2,
four groups of 3)
Each group gets a position on one of the following topics:
1. The process of gaining knowledge is more valuable than
reaching an end result.
2. Reliable knowledge can lack certainty.
3. The quality of knowledge is best measured by how many people
accept it.
4. There is a world of difference between truth and facts.
Part 1. Opening statements - present the topic and summarize your point of view in a clear and
engaging way
▶ 3 minute - Affirmative
▶ 3 minute - Opposing
Part 2. Main arguments – Argue the key points in favor of your position in a clear, organized way
▶ 4 minutes - Affirmative
▶ 4 minutes - Opposing
4 minute work Period
Part 3. Rebuttal – Propose counterarguments to the oppositions main points, and identify flaws
in their arguments
▶ 4 minutes - Opposing
▶ 4 minutes - Affirmative
2 minute work Period
Part 4. Closing Statements – Summarize points and explain why your arguments were stronger
than your opponents’
▶ 2 minutes - Opposing
▶ 2 minutes - Affirmative
1 minute work Period
Part 5. Final Rebuttal - Respond directly to anything in the opposition’s closing statement
▶ 1 minute - Affirmative
▶ 1 minute - Opposing
Group Project - TOK Debates

The audience will watch the debates and use ballots

to vote on a winner
Teams and positions will be chosen at random
● Week 18 - Debates 1+2
● Week 19 - exams week/self-study
● Week 20 - Debates 3+4