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Description
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"Many people have said that the world changed on September 11, 2001. Undoubtedly it did for many people and in many ways. Since then, the US and its Coalition of the Willing have entered into a War on Terror. Deciding the merits of this war or those who struck the US on 9/11 is a larger topic than this WebQuest can tackle. However, we can increase our understanding by looking more closely at what we think about terrorism. To start with, we can view two videos that capture two sides of the Arab view:
* Islam Remembers September 11 (Flash movie)
* Arab-American Responses (streamed video)
These powerful videos capture the feelings of many Muslims around the world.
Okay, so what's the point here? In an atmosphere where almost any group can be called a terrorist, it's important to move beyond sound bites and look more closely at real examples of what are considered Terrorist acts. Why should you bother? Without a doubt you will be paying for the current War on Terror and you may even be called upon to fight in it. So let's get clearer on what we're talking about... "
Question: What is terrorism? Is there such a thing as a 'just cause?'
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What makes this an interesting WebQuest
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- Tom completed this WebQuest as part of the BWQU online Course. It was made completely using Web-and-Flow (using a few tricks ;-)
- Extensive use of downloadable handouts scaffold each step of the process.
- Attempts to engage students in making subtle distinctions between acts of freedom and terror without picking good guys and bad guys.
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