Book Introduction
Al Capone Does My Shirts takes place in 1935 and revolves around a 12-year-old boy (Moose Flanagan) and his sister Natalie (who is described as 10 but is actually 15). Natalie displays several autistic characteristics, although the specific diagnosis is never mentioned. Moose and his family move to the island of Alcatraz, where the worst criminals are.
Moose makes progress with developing Natalie's abilities to communicate with others. Natalie also visits with Mrs. Kelly, who is trying to help her prepare to re-enter the only school that might be able to help her.
On the day of Natalie's interview, everything is tense. Though Natalie does very well at the interview, she is still rejected. After this incident, Moose's family goes crazy. His mom is distressed and the future is unknown. Moose believes Al Capone is the only person who can help his sister, so he writes a letter to Capone requesting his help. Since the convicts are only allowed to receive mail from family members, Moose has to sneak the letter inside with the help of his friend Piper. Moose is worried because he doesn't want to get in trouble. And thus the story begins…
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Reading Comprehension Activity Guide
We also have created a reading comprehension activity guide and answer key for Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko. It contains 21 pages of activities (50 total pages including the answer key, assessments, and scoring rubrics).
This is one of the most comprehensive reading packets you will find directly related to this book. Included are comprehension questions for each chapter with an emphasis on reading strategies such as visualizing, summarizing, predicting, making connections, and many more. Also included is a list of key vocabulary words broken down by chapter. Grading rubrics are included for assessing your students understanding of the key reading strategies, end of the novel extension activities, and for the comprehension guide itself.
The Reading Common Core Standards that are met are as follows: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
This is one of the most comprehensive reading packets you will find directly related to this book. Included are comprehension questions for each chapter with an emphasis on reading strategies such as visualizing, summarizing, predicting, making connections, and many more. Also included is a list of key vocabulary words broken down by chapter. Grading rubrics are included for assessing your students understanding of the key reading strategies, end of the novel extension activities, and for the comprehension guide itself.
The Reading Common Core Standards that are met are as follows: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
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