Prisoner B-3087: In-Class Essay: 2020

Write a 5-paragraph essay that responds to 1 of the 3 possible prompts listed below. Your essay should include an introduction paragraph, 3 body paragraphs (where your information will be presented), and a conclusion paragraph.

Prompt 1: Choose 3 of the 10 concentration camps Yanek was in during the course of the novel. Discuss the conditions of the camps and specific events that took place at each of those 3 places. Give specific, detailed information from the book as your supporting details.

Prompt 2: Discuss in detail 3 people that Yanek lost during this time in his life. Give details about his relationship to each person and what happened to each person, including specific information about how they died. Support your thinking with specific details from the novel.

Prompt 3: Many changes occurred as the Nazis gradually took over power. Discuss 3 changes in detail that took place in the beginning of the novel that would later go on to effect Yanek’s life as he was forced into different concentration camps. Support your thinking with specific details from the novel.