Presentation Planning

TOK Presentation Planning Document

Candidate Name: Shashank Saravat

Title of Presentation: National Identity

Date: 20 September, 2015

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Directions: This should be presented in skeleton or bullet point form, typed in standard 12 font and not exceed 500 words. It is acceptable to include diagrams, as long as they are clearly related to the text.

Describe your real life situation:

·         My real life situation is my own life; I was born and raised in Thailand by first-generation Indian immigrants, and studied in international English-medium schools with American curriculums my whole life. I have maintained very little of my Indian identity, with my only connection to my country being the values I was raised with, the food I eat, and my knowledge of Hindi, but since I have very little to no connection with Thailand either, growing up in an international community outside Bangkok, I struggle with choosing a nation to identify with.

State your central knowledge question (this must be expressed as a question):

·         What defines and determines our national identity?

Explain the connection between your real life situation and your knowledge question:

·         Since I’ve struggled with understanding my own national identity, and being able to associate with a group of people from a country, my knowledge question seeks to answer what makes us truly a member of a certain nation.

Outline how you intend to develop your presentation, with respect to perspectives, subsidiary knowledge question, arguments, etc. Responses below can be presented in continuous prose, bullet point, or diagrammatic form.

·         An introduction to the concept of National Identity

§  Giving my own life as an example/real life situation

§  Thoughts/Questions about my real life situation

·         Knowledge Question

§  AOKs and WOKs used to explore this question

§  How each AOK/WOK can provide an answer to the KQ

§  Assumptions

§  National identity is largely unchanging past a certain age of maturity

§  It can be dependent on a large number of factors

§  Our “race” or “genetics” are not the only deciding factor

§  It is possible to willingly change our national identity

§  Key Terms

§  National identity

§  Race/Culture/Nationality/Citizenship Comparison

·         Development

§  AOK/WOK #1

§  Claim #1 + Evidence

§  Counterclaim + Evidence

§  Mini-Conclusion

§  AOK/WOK #2

§  Claim #2 + Evidence

§  Counterclaim + Evidence

§  Mini-Conclusion

§  AOK/WOK #3

§  Claim #3 + Evidence

§  Counterclaim + Evidence

§  Mini-Conclusion

·         Conclusion

§  Explanation

§  How it’s been supported by aforementioned insights

§  Possible flaws

§  Explanation

§  How someone from a different culture/gender/etc. might perceive it differently

·         RLS Application

§  Main RLS

§  How conclusion applies to RLS

§  Two related RLSs

§  How conclusion applies to related RLSs

Show how your conclusions have significance for your real life situation and beyond:

· Obviously, will help me understand the origins of my own national identity, figure out what it is, and come to terms with it
· Determination of one’s national identity can aid in the process of changing citizenships