Incoming 7th Grader’s
Summer Reading Program 2016
Required Reading:
Al Capone Does My Shirts by
Gennifer Choldenko
PLUS
Two (2) books of your choice at or above grade level.
Parents: Please complete the following information verifying that your child
completed the summer reading requirement. Students should bring this packet to
class on Friday, August 19, 2016.
Mrs.Richardson
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(Print Student Name)
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(Title of Book – Your Choice)
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(Author)
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(Title of Book – Your Choice)
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(Parent Signature)
June2016
(Author)
Topic
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Questions/Main Ideas:
1. Using the link I have
given you, read the
Q and A session the
author has provided
before you read the
book.
2. What three Q/A
points did you find
most informative or
interesting and
WHY?
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http://www.alcaponedoesmyshirts.com/autism/autism01.html
- Al Capone's Gennifer Choldenko on Autism
Topic
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Questions/Main Ideas:
3. From the beginning to the
end of the novel, which
characters seem to show signs
of changing? How do they
change? Do you think these
changes will last? Give
examples from the book.
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Topic
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Questions/Main Ideas:
4. Based on the title of the
book, what did you think this
book would be about before
you read it? How was the
story different from what you
originally expected? Give
specific examples.
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Topic
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Questions/Main Ideas:
5. RESEARCH “ONE” of
the following topics –
- type a ONE page (front
only) report –
* TIMES NEW ROMAN
* DOUBLE SPACED
* 12 FONT
*** be sure to CITE your
sources.
DO NOT COPY and
PASTE any information
from your sources – this is
to in your own words.
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1. Research to learn more about Al Capone or another
famous criminal mentioned in the novel; who spent time at
Alcatraz.
2. What is autism? Use the Internet or reference books to
learn more about autism, explain which signs of autism
Natalie displays. Also, how has the treatment of autism
changed since the 1930s?
3. Research Alcatraz, its history, famous prisoners, or the
floor plan of Alcatraz and figure out why they called this
place the “inescapable prison.”
Topic
Al Capone Does My Shirts
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