Robert Buchanan 4-25-13 6/7

Inquiry -- History 30% Project History Department Essential Learning: Make connections and use the
knowledge of the past to address current issues

Explore current Buddhism around the world. Use your prior knowledge of ancient India and Buddhism to center your claims.
Explain the cultural diffusion of Buddhism From ancient India to around the world today.

1.) Inquiry

(3-5+ sentences Stretch your thinking; Be specific; Draw connections from past history and current events)
While searching for how cultural diffusion of Buddhism from ancient India to around the world today it is likely to find many different countries, which have many people who celebrate the Buddhism religion. Also, Buddhism is probably different in other countries. Buddhism was easier to spread in ancient India because there were not as many religions back then. In other words more people would not have committed to a different religion, and might be willing to commit to Buddhism. Undoubtedly there are many possibilities on discovering what people will find.

2.) Prediction What do you think you will find?

3.) Citations of References

A. Video -- Ancient India The Impact of Buddhism as a World Religion I did this one for you. See below. B. BBC Article -http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/buddhism/history/britishbuddhism_ 1.shtml Use easybib.com to properly cite the reference materials that you use for your investigation within the selected news site. Select APA format. Alphabetize.

Robert Buchanan 4-25-13 6/7 A.) Ancient India: The Impact of Buddhism as a World Religion. National Geographic 2005 Retrieved April 18, 2013, from Learn360: http://www.learn360.com/ShowVideo.aspx?ID=128215 B.) BBC News. BBC, n.d. Web. 25 Apr. 2013.

(Expected and unexpected answers, insights, and questions related to the inquiry focus. Use Language Toolkit 2 for help with citations using APA style)
1.) Buddhism is one of the major world religions. 2.) After Siddharthas death, Buddhism spread throughout Asia. 3.) According to the 2001 census there are 151,816 Buddhists in Britain. 4.) They prefer to think of themselves as free spirits. Irrespective of how many Buddhists there are
in Britain today, there is unquestionably a growing interest.

4.) Investigation (2+ pieces of evidence per Citation = 4+ Pieces of Evidence)

5.) Analysis (5-8 sentences Follow PEEER Overview model) Write a PEEER paragraph that answers the Inquiry Question For your Evidence statement use one of your Direct Quotes Color-code your paragraph -Explain the cultural diffusion of Buddhism From ancient India to around the world today.

Robert Buchanan 4-25-13 6/7 Buddhism in ancient India is different from Buddhism in modern India. They are different because now it is harder to spread Buddhism now than it was in ancient India. For example, there were not as many religions back in the day, but now there are many more, so it is harder to find people who want to switch from one to Buddhism. Even though there are more people in the world, the more obvious choice is that Buddhism was spread easier in ancient times. Undoubtedly, Buddhism was the faster and easier to spread in ancient times.

INQUIRY RUBRIC Research

A Properly uses the 5 Ws of Website Evaluation and Easybib.com without exception Ideas and elaboration include thorough and insightful historical connections. Includes variety in

B Properly uses the 5 Ws of Website Evaluation and Easybib.com with few exceptions. Ideas and elaboration include insightful historical connections. Includes variety in

C Somewhat uses the 5 Ws of Website Evaluation and Easybib.com properly. Ideas or elaboration includes insightful historical connections. Includes a lack of

D Does not use the 5 Ws of Website Evaluation and Easybib.com properly. Ideas nor elaboration include historical connections. Includes a lack of

Historical Connections

Written

Expression

sentence structure and high-level word choice throughout. Is free of most errors in conventions.

sentence structure and high-level word choice occasionally. Is generally free of most errors in conventions. Follows instructions with one or two omissions, and includes Del Mar header, 12 point Cambria or Times New Roman font.

variety in sentence structure and highlevel word choice. Has some errors in conventions.

Quality of Work

Follows instructions completely and includes Del Mar header, 12 point Cambria or Times New Roman font.

Follows instructions with several omissions, may not include Del Mar header, or 12 point Cambria or Times New Roman font.

Robert Buchanan 4-25-13 6/7 variety in sentence structure and high-level word choice throughout. Contains errors in conventions, so serious that meaning is somewhat obscured. Follows instructions with multiple omissions, and does not include Del Mar header, or 12 point Cambria or Times New Roman font.