TOK essay planning
Interpret the prescribed title, identify the knowledge questions it raises, and plan a focused line of inquiry before drafting.
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Online IB TOK Tutoring in the USA and Canada
Yes. Students can get help understanding TOK, planning the essay or exhibition, testing their reasoning, and acting on feedback. The student remains the author: tutors never write, rewrite, or generate assessed work.
No guaranteed grades or outcomes. Tutor matching and availability are confirmed after you contact the team.
Focused TOK support
What an IB TOK tutor can help you do
Sessions focus on understanding, reasoning, and independent revision: not on producing assessed work for the student.
Argument and example testing
Discuss whether claims, counterclaims, implications, and real-world examples actually support the student's reasoning.
TOK exhibition preparation
Understand the selected prompt, specific real-world contexts, and how each object can illuminate a distinct aspect of the prompt.
Feedback and revision priorities
Receive comments on clarity, focus, organization, and use of evidence, then make every revision independently.
Clear boundary
Feedback is allowed; authorship stays with the student
The IB expects genuine, authentic student work. Our tutoring boundary is designed to support learning while protecting that authorship.
Tutors can
- Teach TOK concepts and explain assessment terminology.
- Ask planning questions and help build a realistic work schedule.
- Test reasoning through discussion and point out gaps or ambiguity.
- Comment on a student-written draft without editing or rewriting it.
- Explain citation and source-evaluation practices.
Tutors do not
- Choose the student's argument, objects, or examples for them.
- Write, rewrite, paraphrase, or line-edit assessed text.
- Generate a submission for the student to present as their own.
- Guarantee a mark, grade, predicted grade, or admission outcome.
Students should also follow their school's rules for external support and disclosure. Read the IB's academic-integrity guidance.
How TOK tutoring sessions work
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Share the current TOK task, stage, school deadline, and questions.
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Work through concepts, assessment language, and reasoning in a live session.
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Leave with student-owned next steps; any writing and revision remain the student's work.
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Official IB facts used here
TOK facts were reviewed August 16, 2026 against current International Baccalaureate sources.
IB TOK tutoring questions
What can an IB TOK tutor help with?
A TOK tutor can teach concepts, unpack assessment language, ask planning questions, test the student's reasoning, discuss source use, and comment on clarity or organization in student-written work. The student remains responsible for every idea, choice, and final sentence.
Learn more: Our free TOK guide
Can a TOK tutor write or rewrite my essay or exhibition commentary?
No. Hack Your Course tutors do not write, rewrite, paraphrase, line-edit, or generate assessed TOK work. They can provide planning support and comments that the student evaluates and acts on independently.
Learn more: IB academic-integrity guidance
Does TOK tutoring cover both the essay and the exhibition?
Yes. Sessions can address the 1,600-word TOK essay or the exhibition, including prompt interpretation, planning, reasoning, examples, object-context links, and revision priorities within academic-integrity limits.
What is TOK in the IB programme?
Theory of Knowledge is one of the three mandatory core components of the IB Diploma Programme, alongside the Extended Essay and CAS. Rather than adding new content, it asks students to examine how knowledge is produced and evaluated across subjects, starting from questions like how we know what we claim to know. It is assessed through an internally assessed exhibition and an externally assessed 1,600-word essay.
Learn more: Our free TOK guide · Official IB TOK overview
Is IB TOK hard?
TOK is challenging in an unfamiliar way rather than a content-heavy way. There is little to memorize; the difficulty lies in analyzing knowledge questions, connecting them to precise real-world examples, and writing against the assessment instruments. Students who practise structuring their reasoning usually find it manageable, and TOK is graded A to E rather than on the 1 to 7 subject scale.
Learn more: Our free TOK guide · IB exam strategies
What are the 12 TOK concepts in IB?
The current TOK course highlights twelve central concepts: certainty, culture, evidence, explanation, interpretation, justification, objectivity, perspective, power, responsibility, truth, and values. They recur across the core theme, the optional themes, and the areas of knowledge, and strong essays and exhibitions use them precisely rather than decoratively.
Learn more: Official TOK guide (PDF) · TOK Resource on the 12 concepts · Our free TOK guide
How many points is TOK in IB?
TOK carries no points on its own. It is graded A to E and combined with the Extended Essay grade through the IB core matrix, which awards up to 3 additional points toward the 45-point diploma maximum. An E in either TOK or the Extended Essay means the diploma is not awarded, so the core deserves real attention.
Learn more: Our IB grading guidelines · Official IB assessment overview
Is IB TOK tutoring available online in the United States and Canada?
Yes. This service is offered online across the United States and Canada: $70 USD per hour online for American clients and $90 CAD per hour online for Canadian clients, one flat rate for every tutor, with in-person sessions available in Vancouver and Toronto at $120 CAD per hour. Contact Hack Your Course with the student's time zone, current TOK task, and preferred schedule so the team can confirm a suitable match and availability.
What should I send before the first TOK tutoring session?
Send the current prescribed title or exhibition prompt, the student's stage of work, the school deadline, and the questions they want to resolve. Do not send work with the expectation that a tutor will complete or rewrite it.
Ask about a TOK tutor match
Tell us the student's time zone, current TOK task, deadline, and preferred schedule. We will confirm fit and availability without promising a grade or outcome.
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