Case Studies

After Dark: Breaking the Chains of Human Trafficking

The After Dark: Breaking the Chains of Human Trafficking project was a one year, community awareness, multidisciplinary project incorporating U.S. History, Visual and Performing Arts, Video Production, and ELA. The first semester focused on researching the various aspects of human trafficking using the anchor text “Sold” by Patricia McCormick. The first visual arts project was writing and illustrating a graphic novel book that tells the story of how young people are groomed into human trafficking.

The After Dark: Breaking the Chains of Human Trafficking project was a one year, community awareness, multidisciplinary project incorporating U.S. History, Visual and Performing Arts, Video Production, and ELA. The first semester focused on researching the various aspects of human trafficking using the anchor text “Sold” by Patricia McCormick. The first visual arts project was writing and illustrating a graphic novel book that tells the story of how young people are groomed into human trafficking. The second project were large graphic novel illustrative panels focusing on the fifteen properties at the heart of human trafficking along Parkway Drive in Fresno. The final project was painting life-size figures of human trafficking victims that were cut-out and placed as pop-ups in the Fresno community. QR codes placed in the pop-ups lead viewers to the ArtVenture website where each pop-up figure’s story was housed. Students conducted research and interacted with survivors/advocates/mentors. They wrote all the narratives and interviewed community members in a addition to making the art pieces.

 

Academic Year
2018-19