How your blog posts will be assessed.
Does the practice exhibition commentary (your blog post) demonstrate how TOK manifests itself in the world around us?
| Level 5 Excellent 9-10 | Level 4 Good 7-8 | Level 3 Satisfactory 5-6 | Level 2 Basic 3-4 | Level 1 Rudimentary 1-2 | 0 |
| It clearly and explicitly explains the links between the object and the IA prompt, and explicit references are made to the selected IA prompt. | It explains the link between the object and the IA prompt, although this may lack precision and clarity in parts. | There is an attempt to explain the link between the object and the IA prompt, although this may not be fully convincing. | Basic links between the objects and the IA prompt are made, but these are unconvincing and/or unfocused. | The links offered between the object and the selected IA prompt are minimal, tenuous, or not clear. | Did not reach the descriptors of the levels shown. |
| There is a strong justification why the object has been chosen for the practice exhibition. | There is a justification why the object has been chosen for the practice exhibition. | There is some justification why the object has been chosen for the practice exhibition. | There is a superficial justification for why the object has been chosen for the practice exhibition. | There is very little justification offered for why the object has been chosen for the exhibition. | |
| All the points in the commentary are well-supported by evidence. | Many of the points in the commentary are supported by appropriate evidence. | Some of the points in the commentary are supported by evidence. | Appropriate evidence is not included. | Points in the commentary are highly descriptive and unsupported. | |
| Key characteristics | Key characteristics | Key characteristics | Key characteristics | Key characteristics | Key characteristics |
| Convincing, lucid, precise | Focused, relevant, coherent | Adequate, competent, acceptable | Simplistic, limited, underdeveloped | Ineffective, descriptive, incoherent |