Paper tht offers a persuasive interpretation of a text, person, ritual, event, image, object, or site. Write about the Japanese internment camps during WWII (Executive order 9066) and how buddhism allowed the people going through misery to push through and found hope in buddhism. Then you can hit on the American history of buddhism and how it grew. American sutra is a good source.
SOURCES: The writer clearly identified, accurately described, appropriately assessed, and correctly cited at least seven relevant sources, both primary sources and secondary sources (2 points max.) For citations you may consistently use either of the two citation systems. The endnote-bibliography system is the default option for those who cannot decide.
THESIS AND OBJECTIONS: The paper included a clear, substantial, and plausible thesis statement or central claim, one that relates to the selected primary and secondary sources. This thesis is easily recognizable to the reader and may include phrases such as “I suggest that…” The writer also effectively anticipated objections to that thesis. (2 points max.)
SUPPORT: The writer used primary sources and secondary sources to effectively support the claim or claims made in the thesis statement. In other words, the scope and focus of the thesis statement fits the evidence actually provided in the sources. (2 pointsmax.)
SIGNIFICANCE: The writer demonstrated an awareness of the most relevant scholarly literature about the topic and showed the significance of the paper’s argument forunderstanding the topic at hand. In other words, the writer answered the “So what?”question, indicating clearly what we now know that we did not before and why that is important (1 point max.).
HISTORICAL ACCURACY: The paper includes accurate historical andbiographical information; it also reconstructs historical context and/or traces change over time (1/2 point max.).
TITLE: The paper has a title that clearly reflects the main point or thesis of the paper (1/2 point max.)
PROSE: The paper is written in clear, correct, and economical prose. At the level of the sentence, the spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and grammar are correct; at the level of the paragraph and the paper, it is well-organized and the argument flows from start to finish. (2 points max)