Ask yourself, "What does The Hiding Place teach about deception, redemption, and forgiveness?"

Using your answers to the above question, describe a key theme in The Hiding Place that relates to the topic of deception, redemption, and forgiveness. Remember, a theme is the message a literary work sends about a topic. "Greed" is a topic, but a theme based on this topic would be "Greed leads to misery, not happiness."

For each paragraph, write a full-sentence topic sentence: "A key theme in The Hiding Place is _____________ because _______________________________."

Develop a strong, five to seven sentence paragraph for each theme using at least three examples from the book. You can use notes, chapter references, and page references.

Write an introduction that has a hook, gives context about the Holocaust, and includes a thesis statement.

Write a conclusion that restates the main ideas of the essay, restates your thesis statement, and connects to the Holocaust.

Develop and write a creative title for your essay that encompasses the main idea of your essay.