 Al Capone Does My Shirts By Gennifer Choldenko Gennifer Choldenko - Books WEB RESOURCESAlcatraz History and Alcatraz HistoryThis is a fairly comprehensive website about the history of the 29 years in which Alcatraz was a federal penitentiary. The website includes a list of famous inmates, escape attempts, an Alcatraz Island diagram, a cell house diagram, the daily routine of the inmates, the rules and regulations on Alcatraz, a photo gallery, and more. This website will help students understand more about the geography and layout on Alcatraz, what kinds of inmates were housed on Alcatraz, and what life on Alcatraz would have been like for Moose Flannigan and his family. A History of Alcatraz Island This is a Google Book link and provides a great assortment of rare photos from the island's history. You can also read some interesting things about the wardens, guards, inmates, and families that lived and worked at Alcatraz. The Al Capone Museum and Al Capone at Alcatraz This website is dedicated to information about Al Capone. The links on the website include information about Al Capone's incarceration on Alcatraz Island, a timeline of significant events in Al Capone's life, a biographical sketch of Al Capone, Pictures of Al Capone, Information about Al Capone's wife and family life, information on other mobsters with whom Capone was involved, information about infamous murders carried out by Capone such as the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, and more. These websites will help students understand Al Capone Does My Shirts because much of the plot focuses on the notorious gangster and many schemes planned by Piper involve Al Capone's notoriety.  This article is a great article related to the children of Alcatraz . It would be very easy to create a lesson plan that talks about the true historical stories of children who lived on Alcatraz Island . This lesson plan would be designed to give context to the book and why the children are there to begin with. Alcatraz Family Life This site provides perspectives about the families that called The Rock home. Several children that lived on the island are quoted and recall what life was like. Alcatraz Photos This site offers a nice selection of Alcatraz Autism Fact Sheet and Autism and the Family These website gives information about autism, a developmental disorder. It provides extensive information about autism such as: what autism is, what common signs of autism are, how autism is diagnosed, what causes autism, what role inheritance plays in autism, how autism is treated, what research is being done on autism, plus more. This website will be beneficial to students because it will help them understand Natalie Flannigan's mental condition in Al Capone Does My Shirts. Dealing with Peer Pressure This website is designed to help kids to avoid giving in to negative peer pressure. The website first defines what peer pressure, discusses the reasons why kids give in to peer pressure, teaches kids how to walk away from peer pressure, and explains that peer pressure is not always bad and can have a positive effect if kids are good examples to each other. This website will help students prepare to read Al Capone Does My Shirts because peer pressure is something that Moose Flannigan is confronted with by Piper, the Warden's daughter. This website will help students relate the book to their own lives. When Families Move: Helping Children Adjust This website gives tips to parents to help their children adjust to moving to a new house or area. The website lists things parents should do before, during, and after the moving process to help their children adjust to their new surroundings well. According to the website, before the move, parents should concentrate on timing the move well, talk about the decision with their children, and allow the children to visit their new home and town as soon as possible. After the move the website states parents should encourage their children to invite friends from the old home town to visit and should encourage their children to become involved in community groups such as clubs or sports. This website will help students relate to Moose Flannigan's struggle in Al Capone Does My Shirts as he adjusts to a new home, a new city, and a new school.  TEACHING RESOURCESAl Capone Does My Shirts (Teaching with Primary Sources, 2-3 Day Lesson Plan, Grades 3-8)Travel Brochures: Highlighting the Setting of a Story This website provides a lesson plan designed to help students learn how to create a travel brochure based on geographical information in a text they are reading. The lesson plan objectives include teaching students what makes a good, informative travel brochure, having students critically analyze details from a story they have read like Al Capone Does My Shirts , and having students create a travel brochure that “incorporates research skills and text details.” This activity would be beneficial for students because it would provide them a creative way to show their understanding of the geographical descriptions and details of Alcatraz in the story. Al Capone Does My Shirts (Comprehension Quiz) Al Capone Does My Shirts (Discussion Guide - Scholastic) |
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