{"id":24907,"date":"2025-01-20T20:54:31","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T01:54:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=24907"},"modified":"2025-09-17T20:24:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T00:24:07","slug":"the-war-that-saved-my-life-novel-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=24907","title":{"rendered":"The War that Saved my Life Novel Ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"24907\" class=\"elementor elementor-24907\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0416016 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0416016\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-705c165\" data-id=\"705c165\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9f9e31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f9f9e31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"450\" height=\"234\" src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/header-War-that-Saved-My-Life.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-28943\" alt=\"The War that Saved My Life Teaching Ideas\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/header-War-that-Saved-My-Life.jpg 450w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/header-War-that-Saved-My-Life-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/header-War-that-Saved-My-Life-24x12.jpg 24w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/header-War-that-Saved-My-Life-36x19.jpg 36w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/header-War-that-Saved-My-Life-48x25.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12f5893 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12f5893\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>In Kimberly Brubaker Bradley\u2019s novel <em>The War that Saved My Life<\/em>, readers meet Ada, a young girl with a clubfoot, during World War II. This historical fiction novel examines human strength and the transformative power of love and acceptance.<\/p><p>Ada and her brother, Jamie, are evacuated from London to the countryside to escape the war. There, Ada experiences a world beyond her abusive home for the first time. With the help of Susan Smith, their new caretaker, Ada learns to overcome her fears and physical limitations, finding strength she never knew she had.<\/p><p>Read <em>The War that Saved My Life<\/em> to discover Ada&#8217;s incredible\u00a0journey of self-discovery and triumph against all odds.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6cd2014 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6cd2014\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c054f24\" data-id=\"c054f24\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65b0c19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65b0c19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">The War that Saved My Life Teaching Activities<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e8fd859 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e8fd859\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc4c2cc\" data-id=\"cc4c2cc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f1b5b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f1b5b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Book Unit Samples<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40df12b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"40df12b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/reading-the-war-that-saved-my-life\/The-War-that-Saved-My-Life-Teaching-Ideas-1.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"The War that Saved My Life Novel Study Samples\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e64a670\" data-id=\"e64a670\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d155fb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d155fb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Are you looking for a novel study to use with <em>The War that Saved My Life<\/em>? The download offers a glimpse into the study guide, complete with vocabulary exercises, comprehension questions, and a constructed response prompt for the initial reading selection. Included in the sample are:<\/p><ul><li><p>Vocabulary Practice for Chapters 1-2<\/p><\/li><li><p>Comprehension Questions for Chapters 1-2<\/p><\/li><li><p>Constructed Response Sample Question focusing on Ada&#8217;s Character Traits<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53eee31 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"53eee31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/reading-the-war-that-saved-my-life\/The-War-That-Saved-My-Life-Teaching-Ideas-Novel-Samples.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-md\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon 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class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f4b9f04\" data-id=\"f4b9f04\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab107c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ab107c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/reading-the-war-that-saved-my-life\/The-War-that-Saved-My-Life-Teaching-Ideas-2.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"The War that Saved My Life Teaching Ideas\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab632a3\" data-id=\"ab632a3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3476f9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3476f9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The board game \u201cEscape and Survive\u201d is based on the novel <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The War that Saved My Life<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. This game helps students recall facts and analyze the text in the story. Players play the game by answering questions to earn rewards or face penalties. <\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Do you want to bring this game to your classroom? You can access the game board with playing cards and complete instructions in the blog post handout. The handout provides everything you need to set up and play the game, making it a hassle-free, fun-filled learning experience for your students. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da43e48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"da43e48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-con{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));--align-self:var(--container-widget-align-self,initial);--flex-shrink:0}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6aa9698 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6aa9698\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1f92ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1f92ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Activity #3 Constructed Response Questions with Organizers<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a3b19a5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a3b19a5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c5a2d79\" data-id=\"c5a2d79\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9780e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e9780e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/reading-the-war-that-saved-my-life\/The-War-that-Saved-My-Life-Teaching-Ideas-3.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"The War that Saved My Life Teaching Ideas\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e8b435\" data-id=\"3e8b435\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0cb9d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a0cb9d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Check out these two constructed response questions that help students dive deeper into the characters and settings of <em>The War That Saved My Life<\/em>. Students will list the character traits of Ada. They will also compare Ada and Jamie\u2019s lives in London versus the countryside.<\/p><p>The &#8220;Character Traits of Ada&#8221; question asks students to examine Ada\u2019s growth as a character. They will analyze her actions, decisions, and relationships before and after she moves to the country to live with Susan.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43361d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43361d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The second question, &#8220;Ada and Jamie\u2019s Lives in London vs. the Countryside,&#8221; prompts students to compare the siblings\u2019 experiences, environment, and relationships in two contrasting settings. This activity highlights the differences between their life under Mam\u2019s abusive control in London and their freedom with Susan in the countryside.<\/p><p>The blog post handout includes response charts for these questions and an answer key. These resources make it easier to implement meaningful discussions. They also help students voice their understanding of the story.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de8e5bd elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"de8e5bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a41f200 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a41f200\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #437c62; font-family: 'Paytone One', sans-serif; font-size: 26px;\">Activity #4 Virtual Museum Tour<\/span><\/p><h4>National Army Museum &#8211; London in the Second World War: The Blitz (Virtual)<\/h4><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This virtual session explores historical artifacts and provides insights into how the Blitz affected London and its residents. 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Explore <\/span><strong><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nam.ac.uk\/schools\/workshops\/london-second-world-war-blitz-virtual?form=MG0AV3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">here<\/span><\/a><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df9b574 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"df9b574\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f306565 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f306565\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-54cca42\" data-id=\"54cca42\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d38634e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d38634e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Adding these activities into your study of <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The War that Saved My Life<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> will make your novel study fun and meaningful. 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