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PPT
Curated OER

Slavery Today

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
"Though most Americans believe slavery was abolished with the Emancipation Proclamation more than a century ago, the horrors of human beings held in bondage flourishes today." Twenty-seven million people are enslaved today worldwide,...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lesson Plan: Trafficking in Humans

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of human trafficking. For this human rights lesson, students examine instances of human trafficking around the world and the involvement of the United States government in these situations.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Human Trafficking & Modern Day Slavery - Introduction

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students identify the main reasons people are trafficked. With their classmates, they discuss the three-tier country-rating system. They explain examples and how they occur in today's society. Using the internet, they research a...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Human Trafficking & Modern Day Slavery - Laws & Conventions

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students are introduced to the topic of human trafficking. They identify the reasons why people are trafficked and the laws and conventions around the globe that punish this type of behavior. Using the internet, they describe how the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Human Trafficking & Modern Day Slavery - Local Dynamics

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students are introduced to the topic of human trafficking. They identify the main reasons why people are trafficked. Using the internet, they research the trafficking routes, rehabilitation centers and the magitude of the problem in a...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Human Trafficking & Modern Day Slavery - Debating the Fundamentals

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students research the trafficking and slavery issues in a country of their choice. In groups, they prepare arguments which support their point of view. They reverse their positions to make the debate more interesting.
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Handout
Other

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center: Human Trafficking Report [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Review this shocking report regarding human trafficking in the Greater Cincinnati area from information gathered between 2008-2009.
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Website
Other

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center: Slavery Today

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource draws attention to contemporary slavery of the 21st Century. Contemporary slavery includes human traficking and forced labor.
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Article
CNN

Cnn en Espanol: Week of 3 3 14: La Policia China Salva a Bebes De Trafico Ilegal

For Students 9th - 10th
In Spanish. Article reports that Chinese authorities have rescued hundreds of babies and arrested the people involved with an illegal online human trafficking.
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Website
eSchool Today

E School Today: Your Cool Facts and Tips on Migration

For Students 9th - 10th
There are 232 million people living outside their country of birth. Learn about the reasons why people migrate from their home country and the impact, positive and negative, migration has on countries. Additionally, learn about illegal...
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Interactive
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Classroom: Freedom From Slavery

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out this interactive timeline of the history of freedom from slavery in the United States.
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Unit Plan
University of Minnesota

University of Minnesota: Migration & Sex: Trafficked Humans or Sex Workers?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This resource includes a handbook and report related to contemporary debates about women migrants and sex. The goal for this debate is to complicate stereotypes that depict women migrants whom engage in sex as either victims or agents.
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Website
US Department of State

U.s. Dept. Of State: Trafficking in Persons 2006 Report

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete report in which the practice of human trafficking is reviewed both here in this country and around the world. The report acknowledges that progress is being made in ending human slavery but that is still continues.
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Handout
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Slavery and Human Trafficking

For Students 9th - 10th
Distinguishes between the different types of slavery and their historical impacts on society.