Estudio del libro sobre el prisionero B-3087 sobre el Holocausto en la Segunda Guerra Mundial

Read the true story of Yanek, a young Polish teen living as he manages to survive Nazi Occupation and incarceration in numerous concentration camps.

Follow Yanek's life from 1938-1945.

Learners will read 3-4 chapters of the book before each week's lesson.  Because this class is student-paced, each week there will be two video lessons posted. 

Each week learners receive a lesson guide for the week. The lesson guide is a PDF that includes links to the lesson videos.    The first video will provide historic and geographic background to help in understanding the next chapters using a visual presentation.  I recommend watching this before reading the new chapters. The second video will be a discussion based on the provided questions for the chapters.  I welcome a learner response paragraph or video feedback each week. 


The story is about a 12-year-old boy, but it is suitable for both boys and girls. The author uses several literary devices to make this story both interesting and easy to follow as readers travel with Yanek from Poland in 1938, walking across Czechoslovakia, and into Germany, until he is liberated in 1945.


The following Language Arts skills will be developed during the book discussion:
1. Compare and Contrast
2. Analyze Character 
3. Setting
4. Analyze Character 
5. To promote critical thinking
6. Point of View

Yanek’s story is both inspiring for students and provides an opportunity for students to learn about the horrors of World War II and the Holocaust in a way that fosters a deeper connection to the material. During the reading, we will engage in learning more about what was happening outside of the story, map his journey, and discuss how the Holocaust came to be and ended.

Chapters to be read before each class section are below.
During the first class, I provide background knowledge about the outbreak of WWII, the main character, and where the geography of the story.    
1. 1-4:    War Comes Home
2. 5-10: 1942-1943
3. 11-16: Found Money
4. 17-23: 1944-1945
5. 24-30: 1945 and Liberation

A total of 272 pages.

Interest level grades 6-9

Students do not have to have background knowledge of World War II before completing this book study.