Abstract Writing Tips for Your Extended Essay

Abstract Writing Tips for Your Extended Essay

Let me start by easing your burden: you are no longer required to write an abstract for your IB extended essay. Having spent years working with IB students, I’ve seen firsthand how easily misunderstandings may arise over out-of-date criteria. One of the most frequent errors students make is spending time on something that is no …

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november 2025 tok essay prompts

November 2025 TOK Prompt 6 Guide

TOK essays are a lot like dinner parties: you need good conversation starters, well-thought-out ideas, and a few funny lines that people will remember. November 2025’s prompt 6 is a great one to host if you like big questions with a side of subtle complexity.

November 2025 TOK Prompt 5

November 2025 TOK Prompt 5 Guide

I have to say that Prompt 5 is one of the most interesting questions the IB has given us in a while. It asks, “Is it possible or even desirable to temporarily put aside what we already know—in the pursuit of knowledge?” It does sound philosophical, but it’s also very practical.

November 2025 TOK Prompt 4

November 2025 TOK Prompt 4 Guide

Yes, this November 2025 TOK Prompt 4 is beautiful, tricky, and just right to make students wonder if it hides a secret. It’s been a while since I’ve helped a student with an IB Theory of Knowledge essay, but this one really makes me think. As always, an IB favorite, it plays with the strain between change and consistency. The prompt is like being given a magnifying glass and asked to look into how knowledge works on the inside.

November 2025 TOK Prompt 3

November 2025 TOK Prompt 3 Guide

This TOK title looks nice but pokes a giant philosophical bear. “Should knowledge be pursued for its own sake?” is a question about meaning, the point of knowledge, and whether all knowledge needs to be useful. This TOK essay prompt gives you a great chance to think critically about why people learn, and it lets you compare cold, abstract fields like math with more human-centered fields like the arts or natural sciences.

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