Topic on terrorism

We are now embarking on looking at "Manifestation of Conflicts", in particular, we are examining terrorism around the world. In this lesson unit, we will examine the characteristics of terrorism, its motivations, social, economic and political impacts and finally, how different countries have managed the terrorism activities and conflicts in their territories.

 To start off, we are on a "secret mission" with a very important but secretive government department to train up a group of young Singaporean government officials to go into nearby countries as interns in our own Singaporean Embassies. While they seemingly look like young officials who are tasked to learn the administrative duties in our embassies, these officials are also tasked to make friends with certain groups of foreigners in the countries they had been sent to find out more about the networks of possible terrorism groups in that country.

  LESSON 1: What is terrorism?
As part of their training, you need to cover the following with them: 

1. They need to be very clear about the characteristics of terrorism 
2. When investigating probable terrorism operations, they must know what important information to note and report back to you 
3. They should be able to report on the way terrorists interact and operate in that country 

 Brainstorm as a "department" on the 3 things. We will come up with as many things we can think of and enter them into the google form so we can view our items collectively. We will then figure out the categories to classify the information so as to better guide ourselves in understanding terrorism.

Key in your responses in the 3 text boxes in the google form below. The form can be scrolled down. Remember to "submit".
  LESSON 2: Training our young government officials
To avoid having them become ignorant fools, you also should cover some essential information with them. To do so, your department will need to be split into groups to more efficiently teach them. *groups to be given in class and will appear in a separate post later*

 Group 1: Prepare a 5 min presentation on the Al Qaeda, its history, ideology and significance as a global terrorist group
Group 2: Prepare a 5 min presentation on the attacks done by the Al Qaeda so far, using a world map in the end to sum up where these attacks had taken place.
Group 3: Prepare a 5 min presentation on the Jemaah Islamiyah, its history, ideology and motivations as a terrorist group in Southeast Asia.
Group 4: Prepare a 5 min presentation on JI activities and incidents that happened in Singapore
 Group 5: Prepare a 5 min presentation on terrorism acts that had happened to Singapore since independence.
Group 6: Prepare a 5 min presentation on the history of recent Singapore's terrorist hunt, Mas Selamat.

LESSON 3: The actual training day (Presentation Day)

LESSON 4: A possible 24 hours before 9/11 (1 lesson given for project time) *to be updated*
You recently discovered your class has some talented actors who can rise up to the occasion.  Prepare and act out a 5 min video, complete with script, props and blocking instructions (where to start, stand, move), video editing techniques. This vidoe should be an imaginary or real scene based on newspaper reports on the September 11 attacks back in 2001. In other words, it is historically informed and to a large extent believeable.

More information will be given soon! Project members are determined by Mrs Lim.