Command Terms Are Not Just Instructions
This page turns the video into a StudyIB lesson note you can scan before drafting. Use it to test whether your TOK reasoning is actually specific, comparative, and examiner-facing.
What This Video Covers
Command Terms Control The Answer
Knowing the topic is not enough if you answer at the wrong depth. This is a small StudyIB check you can run before you spend another hour making the work look neater.
The Content Dump Problem
The weak default is writing everything you remember and hoping some of it matches the markscheme. It feels productive because there is movement: more notes, more tabs, more highlighting, or a longer plan.
Turn The Command Into A Job
Before writing, translate the command term into the job of the answer: define, explain, compare, evaluate, or justify. Keep the method simple enough to use today.
Fast Exam Example
If the command is evaluate, a list of advantages is not enough. You need a judgement and a reason for the judgement.
The Command Check
Can you say what the answer must do before you start writing content? If you cannot answer it in one sentence, the plan is probably still too broad.
Before You Draft
Do not treat this as a paragraph to copy. Treat it as a planning and diagnostic tool: check whether your claim has a condition, a knowledge mechanism, a limit, and a reason the example matters.
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