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 * **Reading Assignment** || **Accompanying Assignments/Activities** ||
 * Read Introduction || Lead a discussion or have students write with the following guiding questions as a guide:
 * Why did Kristof decide to write this book?
 * What was the most surprising piece of information he shared in the introduction and why? What are curious to learn more about?
 * At the beginning of the Introduction, he quotes Mark Twain "What would men be without women? Scarce, sir, might scarce." What does Twain mean by this and how does this statement apply to Kristof's writing?
 * Many colleges are now making this book required reading--do you think this book should be required reading? Why or why not? ||
 * Read Chapter 1 || * Possible Discussion Questions after you have finished the reading:
 * How effective would UN sanctions be?
 * Why do countries such as India, Pakistan, and Iran have disproportionately large numbers of forced prostitutes?
 * Click on the link below and navigate the map of 21st century slaves. Lead a discussion about it.
 * [|21st Century Slaves National Geographic Interactive Map]
 * Pose the Questions:
 * Why should we care about the issue of modern slavery?
 * Is this simply a foreign problem?
 * Divide the class into groups of 4.
 * Have students read the divided pieces of The Texas Monthly Article:
 * [|The Lost Girls (Texas Monthly)]
 * Have students summarize their portion of the article and share their summaries with their peers. ||
 * Read Chapter 2 || * Possible Discussion Questions:
 * In Chapter 2, the author discusses different ways to eliminate slavery. Choose one one of these ways and argue why it is the best method to eliminate 21st century slavery. Or pose your own new suggestion for eliminating 21st century slavery. ||
 * Read Chapter 3 || * Possible Discussion Question:
 * Look at the quote by George Bernard Shaw at the beginning of Chapter 3, have students explain this statement in their own words using examples.
 * Divide the class into pairs.
 * Have 1 partner read [|The New Heroes: What is Social Entrepreneurship]
 * Have the other partner read [|Seduction, Slavery, Sex (NYTimes)]
 * Have students summarize their respective articles and share their summaries with their peers. Pose the following questions after they complete sharing their information.
 * What is Social Entrepreneurship?
 * Why has trafficking as an issue been ignored by law enforcement officials?
 * Using the smart board, visit this Busineessweek website below and go through the powerpoint of America's most promising social entrepreneurs: [|America's Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs Slideshow]
 * At the conclusion of the ppt, ask students if they were to become a social entrepreneur, what would they do? Have them write their responses and call on a few to share aloud their answers ||
 * Read Chapter 4 || * Possible Discussion Questions:
 * What is "rule by rape"?
 * How is rape used a weapon?
 * Are laws effective change-agents?
 * Watch and discuss the Mukhtar Mai video:
 * [|From Victom to Heroine Video]
 * Divide the class into groups of two. Partner # 1 reads: [|The World Capital of Killing]
 * Partner # 2 reads: [|UN Warns Congo to End Rule by Rape]
 * Have them summarize and discuss summaries with their partner.
 * Conclude the class with either a journal entry or open discussion: Why do some believe the most effective change agents are locals and not foreigners? ||
 * Conclude the class with either a journal entry or open discussion: Why do some believe the most effective change agents are locals and not foreigners? ||

[|India Struggles to Stem Rise in Honor Killings (NPR)]

[|In India, Castes, Honor and Killings Intertwine (NYTimes)]

[|Girl Effect]

[|The Perils of Pregnancy: One Woman's Tale to Give Birth]

[|Afghan Women and the Return of the Taliban (Time)]

[|Cultural Norms May Delay Aid fo Most Vulnerable in Flooded Pakistan]