Alice's Birthday Cake
Realistic (fiction), 1,628 words, Level T (Grade 3)

Lesson Objectives

Reading Strategy	Make, revise, and confirm predictions
Comprehension	Cause and Effect
Grammar and Mechanics	Adverbs
Word Work	Words, Prefixes, Suffixes, etc.

Book Summary

Alice's Birthday Cake is a story about a girl growing up during World War II. Although her thirteenth birthday is tomorrow, she is very sad. Her father is away fighting in the war, so he won't be there to sing Happy Birthday to her. With food and materials on short supply, she knows that her family cannot make her a cake. When her birthday arrives, Alice receives a special surprise. Illustrations support the text.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Make, revise, and confirm predictions

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of making, revising, and confirming predictions to better understand the text
• Understand and identify cause-and-effect relationships
• Recognize and use adverbs with the suffix -ly
• Identify and understand the use prefix un- and suffix -ful

Vocabulary

• Content words: blackout, canned goods, disappointed, ration book, responsibility, sacrifices, scrap, shipped out, warden

Book Resources

Formats Single-Sided Book Single-Sided Color Cover Double-Sided Book Double-Sided Color Cover Lesson Resources Lesson Plan Worksheets Discussion Cards Comprehension Quiz Level T Answer Sheet