Chapter 4. Human Trafficking

According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), every year millions of men, women, and children are trafficked worldwide—including right here in the United States. This can happen in any community and victims may be any age, race, gender, or nationality. Traffickers might use violence, manipulation, or false promises of well-paying jobs or romantic relationships to lure victims into trafficking situations. Language barriers, fear of their traffickers, and/or fear of law enforcement frequently keep victims from seeking help, making human trafficking a hidden crime.

Everyone’s effort is needed to put this horrendous crime to end, and in this lesson we will discuss one way individuals can help victims of human trafficking.

At the end of this lesson, students are able to:

• analyze the causes of human trafficking and recognize victims of human trafficking, based on texts and videos.
• express their opinion on the topic.
• defend their opinion regarding the topic.
• give a small presentation on a topic related to this week’s theme.
• use the circumfix pe(N)-an, per-an, and ke-an to form nouns and use them correctly in sentences.