This scripted 90-minute IB DP Theory of Knowledge (TOK) lesson focuses on real-world examples for TOK essays and assessment preparation. It helps students understand what makes an example useful in TOK, how to develop examples in a more precise way, and how to use them to support an argument rather than replace one.

The lesson begins with an example sorting task in which students compare generic examples with more specific ones. This is used to introduce four criteria for stronger TOK examples: specific, real-world, epistemically productive, and deployable. Students also examine common failure points, including examples that are too vague, overused, or doing the work of the argument by themselves.

A central part of the lesson is the personal example bank sprint. Students build six developed examples using a four-part structure: Identity, Context, Epistemic Claim, and Deployment. This gives them a bank of examples they can draw on later for essays and other TOK tasks.

The lesson also includes a class example bank, where students contribute and evaluate examples across different Areas of Knowledge, and an integration practice task where they learn how to place an example inside a paragraph without letting it become the whole argument. This is supported by a removal test, which helps students check whether the paragraph still works without the named example.

The final section includes a short 60-second pitch in which students explain one example, its AOK, and two different arguments it could support.

The resource includes a full teacher walkthrough, personal example bank template, class example bank sheet, integration practice activity, pitch preparation task, and exit ticket. It is useful for TOK teachers helping students strengthen their use of evidence and for students who need practical support in building a better bank of examples for essays and assessment tasks.