Cyber Security

Terrorist groups are categorized by their motivation.

Part A Which type of terrorists are considered the most dangerous and why?

Part B Name three terrorist groups and explain their objectives and ideologies. Identify the groups you choose as either domestic or international terrorists. Include in your answer two religious terrorist groups and one other type of terrorist group.

Grading Rubric

Please refer to the rubric on the following page for the grading criteria for this assignment.

CATEGORYExemplarySatisfactoryUnsatisfactoryUnacceptable

45 points 32 points 25 points 20 points

Student provides a clear,

logical discussion of

terrorists, identifying

religious terrorists as the

most dangerous and

explaining why they are most

dangerous.

Student provides a mostly

clear, logical discussion of

terrorists, identifying

religious terrorists as the

most dangerous and mostly

explaining why they are the

most dangerous.

Student provides only a

partially clear, logical

discussion of terrorists,

identifying religious

terrorists as the most

dangerous, but only

partially explaining why.

Student provides a weak or

unclear discussion of

terrorists, and fails to

identify religious terrorists

as the most dangerous and

fails to explain why.

30 points 25 points 20 points 15 points

Student provides a clear,

logical discussion of three

types of terrorists - two

religious - and one group that

is not religious, and includes

a logical discussion of their

objectives and ideologies.

Student provides a mostly

clear, logical discussion of

three types of terrorists -

two religious and one not

religious - and mostly

includes a discussion of their

objectives and ideologies.

Student provides only a

partially clear, logical

discussion of three types of

terrorists - two religious

and one not religious - and

only partially includes a

discussion of their

objectives and ideologies.

Student fails to identify

three terrorist groups

and/or provides a weak or

unclear discussion of

terrorists' objectives and

ideologies.

10 points 8 points 5 points 2 points

Student makes no errors in

grammar or spelling that

distract the reader from the

content.

Student makes 1-2 errors in

grammar or spelling that

distract the reader from the

content.

Student makes 3-4 errors in

grammar or spelling that

distract the reader from the

content.

Student makes more than

4 errors in grammar or

spelling that distract the

reader from the content.

15 points 12 points 9 points 6 points

The paper is written in

proper format. All sources

used for quotes and facts are

credible and cited correctly.

Excellent organization,

including a variety of

thoughtful transitions.

The paper is written in

proper format with only 1-2

errors. All sources used for

quotes and facts are credible

and most are cited correctly.

Adequate organization

includes a variety of

appropriate transitions.

The paper is written in

proper format with only 3-5

errors. Most sources used

for quotes and facts are

credible and cited correctly.

Essay is poorly organized,

but may include a few

effective transitions.

The paper is not written in

proper format. Many

sources used for quotes

and facts are less than

credible (suspect) and/or

are not cited correctly.

Essay is disorganized and

does not include effective

transitions.

Format - APA

Format, Citations,

Organization,

Transitions

(15 Points)

Mechanics -

Grammar,

Punctuation,

Spelling (10 Points)

Part B: Terrorist

Group Objectives

and Ideologies

(30 Points)

Part A: Identification

of Most Dangerous

Terrorists (45 Points)