Lisa Kurkov - The War That Saved My Life

Questions and activities to build background knowledge: Look at the cover of the book. What will this book be about? What do you already know about the topic? Let s study the T able of Contents. What will you lear n about in the book s chapters? What would you like to learn about this topic? Do you think you might lear n about it from this book? Why or why not? air raids a pprenticeship canter chilblains dictator evacuees jodhpurs Luftwae malnutrition p ropaganda rationing V ictory Gard en After Reading: Compr ehension and Extension Activity After Reading strategies pr ovide an opportunity to summarize, question, reect, discuss, and r espond to text. After reading the book, work on the following questions with your child or students to check their level of r eading compr ehension and content mastery . What did most children do during WWII? (Summarize) Why did they need to do that? (Infer) Why kinds of things do you think the children br ought with them? (Asking Questions) Wher e do you think you would go if you had to move suddenly? (T ext-to-Self Connection) Extension Activity With a partner , look up some of the interviews mentioned in this book. List two things that were fun about leaving the cities and two things that were dicult.

During Reading: W riting Component During Reading strategies help to make connections, monitor understanding, generate questions, and stay focused. While reading, write in your r eading journal any questions you have or anything you do understand. After completing each chapter , write a summary of the chapter in your reading journal. While reading, make connections with the text and write them in your r eading journal. a) T e xt to Self What does this remind me of in my life? What wer e my feelings when I r ead this? b) T ext to T ext What does this r emind me of in another book Ive r ead? How is this dier ent f rom other books Ive r ead? c) T e xt to World What does this r emind me of in the r eal world? Have I hear d about this befor e? ( news, current events, school, etc.)

Bradley lives on a farm and raises horses, so the appearance of horses in the novel is no surprise. In the novel, Bradley tells the story of Ada, a girl growing up in London during World W ar II. Ada was born with a clubfoot. When she has the chance to escape her dicult home life and evacuate to the countryside, Ada jumps on it. Susan Smith is hesitant, but she takes in Ada and her br other , Jamie. Ada s life changes as she forges a r elationship with Susan, a pony named Butter , and a world she never knew existed.

Bradley s heartwarming story of Ada s jour ney continues in The Wa r I Finally Won . and Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

But it is based on the county of Kent in southeast England, about an hour away from London by train.

Dummy vehicles, smoke, and reectors simulated an attack to divert the Germans attention from the r eal invasion in Normandy , France. The deception played a larg e role in the success of the Allies (Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and the United States) at D-Day and their eventual victory over Germany .