Writing Assignment 2 Parameters and Standards
All religions have places (or spaces) that are considered important for their adherents. Often called
“sacred or religious spaces,” these locations can take many forms and serve a variety of functions. They
can be structures that are utilized by the faithful in ritual and/or ceremony, shrines to commemorate
special places, landmarks of religious significance, or areas of terrain considered important. For this
writing, compose an essay in which you explore one of the religious spaces (or places) provided below.
Describe the place and its history, explaining why and how the adherents of a particular religion use it.
Be sure to pay attention to all the details in the rest of this document before writing. Here are the options
from which you will choose only one to explore:
• The Western Wall (Judaism)
• Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela (Christianity)
• Al-Masjid an-Nabawi (Islam)
• Harmandir Sahib (Sikhism)