Intro#

Hello everyone!

This section is mainly for first- and second-year IB students looking for examples of IAs, TOK essays, or EEs.

However, if you’re curious about these essays but unfamiliar with the abbreviations, check out this Reddit Wiki—a great starting point with explanations and useful resources.

Feel free to explore and analyze these works however you like!

Info & Structure#

Here’s a quick guide to this page’s structure and content.

My IB Subjects#

Higher Level:

  • Computer Science, Mathematics: Analysis & Approaches, English B

Standard Level:

  • Polish A, History, Biology

The next section is divided into eight parts: one for each subject listed above, plus TOK and EE.

Each section includes:

  • Title of the work
  • Word/Page count
  • Additional details (as per IB requirements)
  • Grade received or expected (Grad for the work, not the subject)
  • PDF link to the work

With that, everything should be clear—enjoy exploring!

IB Works#

TOK#

TOK grading consists of two parts: TOK Essay (⅔ of the final grade) and TOK Exhibition (⅓ of the final grade). This section is divided accordingly.

Final Grade: A

TOK Exhibition#

  • Title: TOK Exhibition: Knowledge & Technology
  • Theme: Knowledge & Technology
  • Prompt: Is bias inevitable in the production of knowledge? (Prompt 11)
  • Word Count: 920
  • PDF: TOK Exhibition

TOK Essay#

  • Title: Theory of Knowledge Essay
  • Areas of Knowledge: Mathematics, Natural Sciences
  • TOK Essay Question: 2. How can we reconcile the opposing demands for specialization and generalization in the production of knowledge? Discuss with reference to mathematics and one other area of knowledge.
  • Word Count: 1,596
  • PDF: TOK Essay, TK/PPF

EE#

Final grade: B

  • Subject: Computer Science
  • Topic: The Transformer architecture in common sense inference
  • Research Question: To what extent is the state-of-the-art language model architecture Transformer accurate in commonsense inference tasks?
  • Word Count: 3,941
  • PDF: Extended Essay, EE/RPPF

Computer Science#

The Computer Science IA is unique—it requires both a working program and detailed documentation covering every step, from planning to final review.

The final submission is a website that includes:

  • The full documentation
  • The program’s source code
  • Supporting documents in an appendix

Instead of submitting a PDF, I have provided a hosted website on GitHub.

Some internal aspects of the website had to be adjusted for seamless hosting. However, your experience browsing this version of my CS IA should be identical to that of a real submission.

For a complete list of modifications, please read this README.

For a more comprehensive overview of the CS IA, check out this website—it has everything you need!

Details#

Grade: ~7

Math AA#

Grade: ~7

English B#

English B is an oral exam where you cannot prepare responses in advance.

Instead, you must rely on your knowledge of the required books and the possible themes or issues they explore. You will be given an extract and must deliver a presentation, followed by answering a series of questions on various aspects of the text and more.

For more details, refer to the subject guide.

Biology#

Grade: ~6

  • Title: Inferring the possibility of ankylosing spondylitis occurrence based on the clade of HLA-B27 phylogenetic tree for the European population
  • Page Count: 11
  • PDF: Internal Asessment

History#

Grade: ~7

  • Research Question: To what extent was the contribution of three Polish mathematicians–Marian Rejewski, Henryk Zygalski, and Jerzy Różycki–crucial for breaking the Enigma machine?
  • Word Count: 2,035
  • PDF: Internal Assessment

Polish A#

The Internal Assessment in Polish A (or any language in the Language and Literature version) is also an Oral Assessment. However, unlike English B, it requires a presentation that you can and even should prepare in advance—words of my Polish A teacher of 20 years, not mine.

Although the final grading is based on a voice recording of the presentation along with follow-up questions, I will upload:

  • The text draft of my presentation, which I wrote to prepare myself
  • My notes
  • The book excerpt on which my presentation was based

Unfortunately, I cannot upload the recording of my IA, as my teacher preferred to avoid potential repercussions from sharing my work publicly (paraphrasing her words here).

That said, despite this limitation, you can still benefit from the following resources.

Details#

This section is partly in Polish.

Grade: ~7

  • Problem: wytwór postępu technicznego może uprościć powtarzalne zadania wymagające czasochłonnych i skomplikowanych obliczeń, jednak ma ograniczoną przydatność w zadaniach związanych z procesami poznawczymi i nie chroni nasz przed czynnikami losowymi.
  • Global Issue: Technologia
  • Works chosen:
    • Work in Translation: Homo Faber – Max Frisch
    • Work in Language A: Wyznania maszyny czytającej – Wisława Szymborska
  • Presentation length: ~10min
  • PDF: Presentation Draft, Notes, Work in Translation, Work in Language A