Teachers Guide - Roots Of Terrorism | Teacher Center | FRONTLINE

		Home Strategies for Discussion Program Descriptions Credits and Acknowledgments

		Background Key Events Select Individuals by Program Key Organizations Maps of the Region Country Briefings "Basic Facts About Islam"

		Classroom Activities Activity 1: Roots of Hatred Activity 2: Defining Terrorism Activity 3: Defining an Ally Activity 4: Views of bin Laden Activity 5: U.N. Simulations Activity 6: Making Connections Activity 7: Media and Perception Activity 8: Debates, Discussion Questions, and Writing Prompts Activity 9: How Are You Being Represented?

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This activity includes materials for use with each of the FRONTLINE programs related to terrorism.

This activity will provide students with an opportunity to:

See how events are linked and better understand cause and effect in the unfolding of history.
Practice listening skills.
Increase understanding of events underlying the growth of Islamic fundamentalism and the roots of recent terrorist attacks.

Prior to viewing, hand out the page below that matches the program you are viewing. During or after viewing, have students draw a pathway between events to show how they are linked. They can number events as they go, ending with a representation of links and sequence. Or, invite students to do the assignment "freestyle," with students explaining why they've drawn various lines, and inventing different kinds of lines to represent different kinds of relationships. Advanced students might be given a list of events from which to create their own drawings or webs rather than the page below.

"Hunting bin Laden" handout (PDF file)

"Target America" handout (PDF file)

"Looking For Answers" handout (PDF file)

"Saudi Time Bomb?" handout (PDF file)

FRONTLINE: Roots of Terrorism
Includes extended interviews, corollary readings, recommended links and resources, and other background materials.

Historical understanding
1. Understands and knows how to analyze chronological relationships and patterns

Thinking and reasoning
2. Understands and applies basic principles of logic and reasoning

Civics
14. Understands issues concerning the disparities between ideals and reality in American political and social life

22. Understands how the world is organized politically into nation-states, how nation-states interact with one another, and issues surrounding U.S. foreign policy

23. Understands the impact of significant political and nonpolitical developments on the United States and other nations

Language arts
8. Uses listening and speaking strategies for different purposes

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