Terrorism in the United States has been a problem since the early 1990’s. Its impact has affected the lives of Americans all over the country. Terrorism is an act in which at any given moment it can strike danger, terror, and fear into the hearts of many. The actions are hard to predict and hard to control. And when the acts are completed it has along term affect on all Americans.

Now that you have contacted this website you have been selected as an operative for the United States as a Counterterrorism specialist. You will create a Public Policy by using the TIPS model in order to create new ideas on how to combat terrorism. As an operative for the United States your mission is to find new ways and implement your findings to Public Policy for the United States government.

Students will break up into a specialist team of five or less. Each group will research different types of terrorism and acts and explain how it relates to American values and science related issues.

Overall Focus:

To examine the social and political impact of global terrorism on world society and what policies the United States needs to develop to address these problems.

Use the Web sites provided to find specific information about specific countries and regions impacted by terrorism.

Analyze the security countermeasures available to aid in the cessation of terrorist activity.

Use the PPA model and refer to http://www.maxwell.syr/edu/plegal/tips.html

VOCABULARY

A. Students will define or identify the vocabulary terms below:

Anthrax
Armed Services
Bin Laden
Counterterrorism
Extremism
Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs)
International Relations
Jihad
Terrorism
Sanctions 

Step One: Preliminary Readings

The team members will define the vocabulary terms using textbooks and utilize the Internet links provided for their research.

1. The team members will read the CIA report entitled International Terrorism.

International Terrorism: Challenge and Response
Naples, Florida 16 November 1998.
Full Text Link: http://www.cia.gov/cia/di/speeches/intlterr.html

B. Students will take a stand based upon what they have learned and write a detailed news article, using the following question.

Global Terrorism: Where is it occurring and what's being done?

As a counterterrorism team you will also answer the following questions as a guideline for you assigned task.

1. What is the basic strategy employed by the U.S. Government to combat terrorism?
(International exchange of information and intelligence on terrorists. To make no concessions, bring terrorists to justice, put pressure on states that sponsor terrorism, bolster the counterterrorist capabilities of those countries that work with the United States and require assistance)

2. What new offices have been established to counter and defeat terrorism in and against the United States?
(The Office of Homeland Security and the President's Special Advisor for Cyber security, and a National Security Advisor for Combating Terrorism)

3. What suggestions do the CIA and US Congress make for combating Terrorism?
(There are political and diplomatic efforts, training and other assistance to other governments to help them combat terrorism more effectively, economic sanctions, criminalized the making of financial contributions to foreign terrorist organizations and freezing of such organization's assets, and the application of the rule of law, and specifically of criminal law, to international terrorism.)

4. What kinds of individuals are impressed into joining terrorist groups?
(Answers may vary)

Step Two:

Each team member will try to define the problem of terrorism and try to find a solution by using the Public Policy Steps.

Each team member will individually give themselves a code name (ie.) ALPHA, BRAVO, CHARLIE, DELTA.

The ALPHA Team member will use the PUBLIC POLICY STEP number one of DEFINING THE PROBLEM.

The BRAVO Team member will gather evidence.

The Charlie Team member will Identify causes.

The DELTA Team member will develop solutions.

As a team you will exchange information based on the information you have gathered utilizing the internet links.

By using the PPA website www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/welcome.html you will learn how to analyze public policies and how to set up you own public policies.

Once the team gathers and exchanges the information the team will produce a report using the Public Policy Analyst steps.

www.juap.org

www.terrorism.net

www.fbi.gov/mostwanted.htm

www.usdoj.gov/

www.odci.gov/cia

www.nsa.gov:8080

www.odci.gov/csi/index.html

www.specialoperation.com/

FOUR POINT GRADING RUBRIC

Grading Point 4

• The focus of the article conforms, and follows the guidelines in every way.
• A clear and appropriate use of sentences telling who, what, when, where, and why through most of the article.
• Factual data is evident, clear, and appropriate and uses the resources to analyze the issue.
• Include one or two quotes from people who have been interviewed in the past or have commented on related activities.
• Mechanics and style follow the grade-appropriate standards at a high level.

Grading Point 3

• The focus of the article mostly follows the guidelines.
• A clear and appropriate use of sentences telling who, what, when, where, and why is used.
• Some factual data is evident, and is mostly clear, and mostly appropriate in analyzing the issue.
• Include at least one quote from people who have been interviewed in the past or have commented on related activities.
• Mechanics and style at a grade-appropriate level are evident.

Grading Point 2

• The focus of the article follows the prompt somewhat.
• Sentences telling who, what, when, where, and why are used.
• Some factual data is evident.
• Include one quote related to the issue is used.
• Some mechanics and style at a grade-appropriate level are evident.

Grading Point 1

• The focus of article follows the guidelines to a minor degree.
• Sentences telling who, what, when, where, and why may or may not be used.
• Little factual data is evident.
• No quotes related to the issue are used.

Specific Expected outcomes:

Students will:

• gain an insight into the complex problems and points of view inherent in efforts to combat global terrorism
• define and use events-centered vocabulary
• analyze primary and secondary resources
• create unbiased news articles adhering to full journalistic conventions based on factual data
• exhibit a clear understanding of the issue of terrorism and its cause and effects

Students will also satisfy English language arts Standard number E2a in which students will produce a report.

Social studies Standard number 5 will also be evident because the students will use computer databases in order to discuss reasons why all citizens should be concerned with issues that relate to people in the U.S. and other countries.