Al Capone Does My Shirts

The following are Grade 7 Indicators from the Ohio Department of Education’s Academic Content Standards: K-12 English Language Arts which are addressed in this WebQuest:

 

READING PROCESS: CONCEPTS OF PRINT, COMPREHENSION STRATEGIES AND SELF-MONITORING STRATEGIES
6.  Answer literal, inferential, evaluative and synthesizing questions to demonstrate comprehension of grade-appropriate print texts and electronic and visual media.

 

7.  Monitor own comprehension by adjusting speed to fit the purpose or by skimming, scanning, reading on, looking back, note taking or summarizing what has been read so far in text.

 

READING APPLICATIONS: INFORMATIONAL, TECHNICAL AND PERSUASIVE TEXT
1.  Use text features, such as chapter titles, headings and subheadings; parts of books including index, appendix, table of contents and online tools (search engines) to locate information.

 

3.  Compare and contrast different sources of information, including books, magazines, newspapers and online resources, to draw conclusions about a topic.

 

COMMUNICATION: ORAL AND VISUAL
9. Deliver formal and informal descriptive presentations that convey relevant information and descriptive details.
 

 

CREDITS:

 

Choldenko, G. (2004). Al Capone does my shirts. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons.

 

Thank you to Gennifer Choldenko, who consented via email to the use of cover art from her book for this WebQuest. She also notified me that a sequel, Al Capone Shines My Shoes, will be released in September 2009, and that she is currently at work on a book that will be the third and final installment in the series.

 

ADDITIONAL AUTISM RESOURCES:

 

Picture Books:

Lears, L. (1998). Ian’s walk: A story about autism. Morton Grove: Albert Whitman & Company.

Shally, C. & Harrington, D. (2007). Since we’re friends: An autism picture book. Centerton: Awaken Specialty Press.

Peralta, S.(2002). All about my brother: An eight-year old sister’s introduction to her brother who has autism. Shawnee Mission: Autism Asperger Publishing Co.

Larson, E.(2006). I am utterly unique: Celebrating the strengths of children with asperger syndrome and high-functioning autism. Shawnee Mission: Autism Asperger Publishing Co.

Thompson, M.(1996). Andy and his yellow frisbee. Bethesda: Woodbine House.

Movie:

Wutzberg, J. (Producer/Director), Rubin, S. (Writer), & Margulies, J. (Writer). (2004). Autism is a world [Videorecording]. United States: CNN; State of the Art, Inc.