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 * The IB requirement**

You have to choose one essay from a list of 'prescribed titles’ which are set by the IBO (International Baccalaureate Organization). These essays are usually comparative in nature: you are expected to compare and contrast different ways of knowing (perception, language, reason, emotion) and/or different areas of knowledge (mathematics, natural sciences, human sciences, history, ethics, the arts).

Your essay will be graded in accordance with four criteria laid down by the IBO, each of which carries equal weight. Make sure that you have your own copy of these criteria and keep them clearly in mind when writing your essay. You might find it helpful to reduce them to a list of key points on a single sheet of paper along the following lines:

STRUCTURING YOUR ESSAY