Example Lesson Plan for Loretta’s Choices
Human Trafficking Education

Objectives:
1.	Students will learn the definition of human trafficking and what it looks like in real life.
2.	Students will learn the ways in which victims are trapped into trafficking by traffickers.
3.	Students will learn the indicators that a friend has fallen victim to trafficking.
4.	Students will learn how to protect themselves from becoming a trafficking victim.
Materials:
•	White board and markers
•	Access to computers and internet
Preparation
•	At least several days prior to the actual lesson date, announce that the class will be learning about human trafficking. Tell them that they have the option to opt out if they provide a note from their parents. 
•	Reserve the computer lab or ask student volunteers to bring their laptops for the day of the lesson. 
•	Read the “Sex Trafficking Basics” guide in the game.

Procedure:

Part 1 – Before the game
1.	Group the students into pairs, 3’s, or 4’s, and have them answers the following questions among themselves:
a.	Define human trafficking. What does it look like?
b.	Have you seen human trafficking in the news? What type of stories have you heard?
c.	What about in movies? How is human trafficking portrayed?
d.	Who gets trafficked? Do you think you could become a victim?

2.	Have each group share what they wrote, and how they came to these conclusions. Have a brief, natural conversation with them to get an understanding of how much they know, as well as their emotional reaction to the topic. 
3.	Explain that they’re going to play a story game in which their group will be making decisions in the that affect the outcome. Explain that they have freedom to make whichever decisions they want, that they’re not going to be graded on which outcomes that occur, and that they don’t have to necessarily select choices that align with what they would do in real life. 

Part 2 – During the game
1.	Have the students play the game in their groups. 
2.	Walk around so you can gauge students’ reactions and responses. Encourage them to discuss these topics with each other, to take their time playing through the game, and pausing when necessary. Remind them that they’re not being graded and that the goal isn’t to finish the game, but to talk about what’s happening in the game openly. 
3.	After 30-45 minutes, check each group to see if they’ve completed at least one story thread. 

Part 3 – After the game
1.	Keep them in their groups and ask them, again, the questions you asked prior. See if their answers have changed. Ask why they’ve changed these answers, and what they saw in the game to cause this change. Clarify the myths and truths (found in the [[Sex Trafficking Basics]] of human trafficking.

2.	Write the definition of human trafficking on the board:

3.	Explain force, fraud, and coercion:

a.	Force is using violence and abuse to control someone.
b.	Fraud is using lies and false promises/premises to control someone.
c.	Coercion is using threats and blackmail to control someone.

4.	Have groups share:
a.	which story thread(s) they chose
b.	how their story thread(s) fits into the definition of human trafficking
c.	what methods the traffickers used to trap the victim(s)

5.	Ask the class and write their responses on the boarded:
a.	What are some signs that someone is being trafficked? 
b.	What can do to protect themselves from trafficking?

Part 4 – Wrapping up

Encourage them to inform a trusted adult if:
•	 Someone new in their life is pursuing them very hard, giving them gifts, saying bad things about their family/friends (trying to isolate them).
•	Someone ever asks them to do a sexual act with someone else for money for any reason. This includes stripping and pornography.
•	They’re asked for pictures of a sexual nature, or asked to do a sexual act on webcam (which can be secretly recorded).
•	Someone contacts them through social media with a job offer that seems good to be true, such as a modeling job.

Remind them that it’s never the victim’s fault that they’ve been trafficked, but that people should still be careful.
Remind them that victims are usually not kidnapped.
Ask them to talk about trafficking with people they know to help educate the community.