ToK Essay #4 M23: Astonishing !
The video guide for ToK Essay #4 May23 is published on Youtube today (and linked below). There are so many assumptions in this title that it was a challenge to work out where to start. In the end I went with a scaffolded approach. I started with the traditional, straightforward, approach, and then developed more sophisticated ideas into the latter stages of the essay.
Astonishment.
As I wrote the Essay Notes for ToK Essay #4 M23 (linked) I became increasingly aware that the response of astonishment could be the central idea in the essay rather than the debate between little knowledge and lots of power. As such the essay notes ran to over 6,900 words - they contain at least 4 main ways to approach the essay (and probably many more). Consequently the video is also far longer than I would have hoped for. Most people watch a video for about 25% of its duration, I find that trying to keep it snappy & on point is a real challenge - but the juicy bits of this video are in the last 5 minutes.
A few of the characters who join us in the video for Essay Guide #4 - trying to keep it light & accessible!
Other guides:
You can find the video guide for Essay #1 linked here.
You can find the video guide for Essay #2 linked here.
You can find the video guide for Essay #3 linked here.
You can find the video guide for Essay #5 linked here.
Tell me what you think!
I welcome feedback on the guide for ToK Essay #4 M23, or any of the other videos, notes, or ebooks. My mission is to produce accessible ToK Resources so please let me know what you need and what I could improve.
In the meantime, have a great weekend!
Daniel,
Lisbon, Portugal