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Al Capone Does My Shirts - 2

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Al Capone Does My Shirts

 

Al Capone Does My Shirts Text 

http://sites.harrisburgacademy.org/hblanchard/files/2016/08/Al-Capone-Does-My-Shirts-full-text.pdf

 

 

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOZslUDMKeI - Book Trailer

 

 

https://www.newhartfordschools.org/cms/lib07/NY01913833/Centricity/Domain/237/DeltaSixthGrade.pdf - Al Capone Does My Shirts Guide

 

Al Capone Does My Shirts - Slides - http://slideplayer.com/slide/2438996/

 

 

ESCAPE FROM ALCATRAZ - Scholastic Scope

 

https://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/mythbusters/videos/escape-from-alcatraz-minimyth - Escape from Alcatraz Video

 

http://moodle.owensville.k12.mo.us/moodle/pluginfile.php/23879/mod_page/content/9/Al%20Capone.pdf - Reading Group Packet

 

http://www.sky-chaser.com/alcatraz.htm - Alcatraz Information & Maps

 

http://video.scholastic.com/services/player/bcpid858992059001?bctid=1430286267001 - Voices from Alcatraz

 

http://www.history.com/topics/al-capone - Al Capone - History.com

 

 

http://www.nps.gov/alca/planyourvisit/maps.htm - Alcatraz Island Maps

 

http://www.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3756900#1 - Escape from Alcatraz

 

http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/videos/alcatraz-survival/ - Alcatraz Video - National Geographic

 

http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/magazines/scope/pdfs/SCOPE-022012-EscapeFromAlcatrazQuiz.pdf - Interactive Quiz

 

http://www.nps.gov/alca/planyourvisit/maps.htm - Alcatraz Island Maps

 

http://www.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3756900#1 - Escape from Alcatraz

 

http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/magazines/scope/pdfs/SCOPE-022012-EscapeFromAlcatrazQuiz.pdf - Interactive Quiz

 

 

 

 

Literature Circle - Al Capone Does My Shirts

 

https://www.scholastic.com/content/dam/teachers/lesson-plans/migrated-files-in-body/clubs_pdfs_new_alcaponedoesmyshirts_q.pdf

 

 

 

http://www.bookrags.com/studyguide-al-capone-does-my-shirts/free-quiz.html - Interactive Quiz

 

http://www.goodreads.com/quizzes/7606-al-capone-does-my-shirts-quiz - 10 Interactive Questions

 

http://www.quia.com/quiz/940362.html - 10 Questions - QUIA 

 

 

Part 1 Study Guide

 

Why has Moose come to Alcatraz?

Why does Moose's mom always celebrate Natalie's birthday by pretending that she is 10 years old?

What is Natalie interested in collecting?

According to Warden Williams, what is a very important rule to following on Alcatraz Island?

Why is the Ester P. Marinoff School sending Natalie home?

Which character said, "What if I promise to be nice to your sister? Will you then?"  Why did this character say this?

What does Mrs. Flanagan decide to do to help the family make more money?

How does Warden Williams learn about the Alcatraz laundry scheme?

What punishment does Mr. Flanagan decide to impose on Moose for his involvement in the laundry service?

 

What two words best describe the type of person Moose Flanagan is? Use specific examples from what you have read so far to support why you have chosen these words.

Use the RASC formula to help keep your response organized.  (Minimum answer lenth - 6 sentences)

 

What does R.A.S.C. stand for?
R.A.S.C. stands for Restate, Answer, Support, and Conclusion.

 

 

Restate the question. Use all of the question to start your answer. Turn the question into a sentence by taking out the "question words."

Answer
the question. Use information from the story to provide your answer. It may only be a one word answer, or your answer may be a little longer. Think of at least 2 answers to the question.

Support your answer. Use the text to provide precise details as to how you arrived at the answer you provided. Give examples or details from the story to support your answer. Go back & find evidence from the text for your answer.

Connect your response to something else. You can connect to a movie, book, magazine, TV show, or personal experience. This last part is just the "icing on the cake" for a great response! Think of a connection: Text to Self, Text to Others, Text to Text, Text to World.

Part 2 

 

1. How has Natalie behaved since she had a fit the day the children met with the warden?

2. Why does Piper want the children to be on the 9:30 boat to the city on Sunday and return at   10:00?

3. In what ways does Theresa act against Piper's wishes?

4. How does Piper try to get Mrs. Capone's attention? Why doesn't this work?

5. What does get Mrs. Capone's attention?

6. Why doesn't Mrs. Capone get to visit her son?

7. How do Moose and Scout become friends again?

8. Why is Moose pleased to hear Natalie's imitation of Mrs. Kelly?

9. What evidence reveals that Natalie has had more than one meeting with convict 105?

 

1. Why do you think that natalie seems to be improving?

2. Why do you think Mrs. Capone does not pay attention to Piper?

3. Why do you think that Mrs. Capone's face lights up when she cares for Rocky?

4. Why do you think that Moose is troubled when he learns that Scout has become friendly with Piper?

5. In your opinion, whyis it important to Moose that he find a ball for Scout?

6. Do you think that Moose overreacts when he sees Natalie with convict 105? Why do you think he acts this way?

 

What lands were acquired in the Louisiana Purchase and why was this significant?

 

Literary Devices

Metaphor - What is being compared in the following passage?

A gap in the fence is amagnet.    Explain.

 

Cliffhanger - A cliffhanger in literature is a device borrowed from silent, serialized films in which an episode ends at a suspenseful moment. In a book it usually appears at the end of a chapter to encourage the reader to continue on in the book.

What is the cliffhanger at the end of Ch. 23?

What is the cliffhanger at the end of Ch. 25?

 

Simile - What is being compared in this passage?

The con jumps and Natalie's smile, like some kind of rare bird sighting, slips away.

What is the effect of this comparison?

 

Writing Activity:

The convict obviously finds out about Moose from Natalie. What else could they have been talking about? Write the conversation you think the two had just before Moose arrives.

 

 

 

Who Was Al Capone?

 

 

 

Learn about Al Capone and his imprisonment at Alcatraz--> http://www.alcatrazhistory.com/cap1.htm

 

Take the quiz--> Learn 10 Fun Facts about Al Capone http://www.alcaponedoesmyshirts.com/QuizCapone/multi_preview2.html

 

Kids.Net Encyclopedia --> http://encyclopedia.kids.net.au/page/al/Al_Capone

 

https://www.varsitytutors.com/englishteacher/choldenko - Sites for Al Capone Does My Shirts 

 

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/Printing_Press/ - Printing Press

 

 

Shirt Project

 

http://clccharter.org/andrea/Lit%20circles/Al%20Capone/shirt.html - Shirt Project

 

 

Reading Group Packet

 

http://moodle.owensville.k12.mo.us/moodle/pluginfile.php/23879/mod_page/content/9/Al%20Capone.pdf

 

 

Assessments

 

https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/573341a9b618f6acb4110372 - Ch. 1 - 8

 

https://www.shmoop.com/al-capone-does-my-shirts/quotes-quiz.html

 

 

 

Vocabulary Words CH. 1 - 20

 

Chapters 1-10

 

embezzler- to apply wrongfully or dishonestly, as funds entrusted to one's care.

 

phonograph-a record player.

 

morgue-a place where bodies are kept, especially to be identified or claimed.

 

gangplank-a movable plank used as a ramp to board or disembark from a ship or boat.

 

heinous-(of a person or wrongful act, especially a crime) utterly odious or wicked.

 

cockamamie-ridiculous; implausible

 

asylum-an institution offering shelter and support to people who are mentally ill

 

louse-a contemptible or unpleasant person

 

scoffing-speak to someone or about something in a scornfully or mocking way.

 

earnest-resulting from or showing sincere and intense conviction

 

remedial-giving or intended as a remedy or cure.

 

affliction-something that causes pain or suffering




Chapters 11-20

 

shrill-(of a voice or sound) high-pitched and piercing.

 

appeal-apply to a higher court for a reversal of the decision of a lower court.

 

stewing-cook or be cooked slowly in liquid in a closed dish or pan.

 

divvying-divide up and share.:

 

culpability-responsibility for a fault or wrong; blame

 

spectacle-a visually striking performance or display

 

severance-the action of ending a connection or relationship

 

concealing-keep from sight; hide

 

 

Assessments:

 

1.)    Quia - https://www.quia.com/quiz/940362.html

2.)    https://www.goodreads.com/quizzes/1574-al-capone-does-my-shirts

3.)    https://www.goodreads.com/quizzes/7606-al-capone-does-my-shirts-quiz

4.)    https://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=al-capone-does-my-shirts_1

5.)    https://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=al-capone-does-my-shirts-ch-110

6.)    https://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=al-capone-does-my-shirts

7.)    https://www.shmoop.com/al-capone-does-my-shirts/themes-quiz.html - Themes

8.)    https://www.enotes.com/homework-help/topic/al-capone-does-my-shirts - Short Answer         Questions

9.)    https://quizlet.com/subject/al-capone-does-my-shirts/ - Quizlet

10.)  https://quizlet.com/subject/al-capone-does-my-shirts/ Ch. 26 - 28 - Summary & Analysis

 

 

 

SCOPE - Autism - Feb. 2018

https://scope.scholastic.com/issues/02_01_18/paired-texts

 

 

Al Capone - Vocabulary Quiz

 

https://quizlet.com/49835807/20-vocabulary-words-for-test-al-capone-does-my-shirts-flash-cards/

 

Chapter 21 - 32 Vocabulary

 

balks (verb) - to refuse to proceed or do something specified

He balks at making speeches.

 

deficiencies (noun) -lacking something

Her poor eating habits resulted in deficiencies in many vitamins.

 

sulking (verb) - to remain silent in an ill-humored mood.

Bea sat sulking in the corner.

 

wheedle (verb) - to attempt to influence a person by flattering or by using persuasive words and actions.

Mike tried to wheedle his way into Patrick's good graces.

 

forlorn (adjective) - desolate or dreary, unhappy, miserable in condition or appearance.

Mary was forlorn after failing the test.

 

 

Chapter 33 - 40

 

earnest (adj) - Serious in intention, purpose, effort

 

vulnerable (adj) - Susceptible to being wounded or hurt

 

cataloging (verb used with object) - a list or record of items

 

radiant (adj.) - bright with joy or hope, shining, bright

 

seething (verb used with object) - to be in a state of agitation

 

bias (noun) - a tendency, feeling, or opinion, especially unreasoned

 

preferential (adj) - to show favoritism

 

stale (adj) - not fresh, stagnant

 

censored (noun) - suppress parts deemed objectionable

 

spontaneous (adj) - acting upon sudden impulses

 

Ch. 33 - 40 Review 

https://www.shmoop.com/al-capone-does-my-shirts/part-3-chapter-33-summary.html

 

 

 

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