It's hard to imagine that life on Alcatraz could be dull. A series of intriguing lessons take readers through the novel Al Capone Does my Shirts. Pre-reading questions introduce the text and a range of suggestions, from comic strips to...

Students are introduced to the novel "Al Capone Does My Shirts". Using primary source documents, they identify the unique geographical differences between where they live and the setting in the novel. They complete a Venn diagram...

In this Al Capone worksheet, students fill in a wanted poster about Al Capone. Students can fill in whatever they want to make this poster noticeable for his capture.

High school high schoolers can hone their research skills by utilizing the Internet to find the answers to the trivia questions presented in this on-line worksheet. All sorts of questions are posed: everything from questions about famous...

In this listening comprehension interactive worksheet, students listen to a clip about Alcatraz and complete the cloze activity. There are twelve fill-in's to complete.

Learners examine Newbery book awards from 2005. They visit Web sites with author interviews, excerpts, and related activities. They explore both medal and honor books.

Provides a thorough biographical profile and pictures of the well-known Chicago mobster, Al Capone.

Al Capone was Public Enemy No. 1, who managed to evade prosecution for his many crimes. Read this lengthy and interesting account of his eventual trial, see pictures of people involved, find a chronology of Capone's exploits, and read...

Biographical profile of well-known Chicago mobster Al "Scarface" Capone.

Public Enemy #1 was transferred to the now-infamous island prison a few weeks after it opened. To Americans of the 1920s and '30s, he was the notorious gangster Scarface Al, Public Enemy No. 1. But when he arrived at Alcatraz in late...

Access the documents held by the Internal Revenue Service related to the prosecution of Al Capone for tax evasion.

Scholastic presents this discussion guide of "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko. The guide includes discussion questions, extension activities, and more.

Brief description of the trial and verdict that sent Al Capone to prison, in 1931, for tax evasion.

A comprehensive overview with many interesting facts and information on Al "Scarface" Capone, the most famous of all the Prohibition Era gangsters.

A brief historical account of infamous member of the Chicago's underworld, Alphonse Capone.

An image of Al Capone.

An image of Al Capone.

Al Capone

A comprehensive overview and a list of interesting facts pertaining to the St. Valentine's Day Massacre which made Al Capone and his Chicago Mafia national celebrities.

A comprehensive overview with many interesting facts and information on the Chicago Mafia who were part of the organized crime wave led by Al Capone during the Prohibition Era.

Enter this electronic reading room to peruse scanned historical documents about the work of Eliot Ness and his fight against organized crime.

This index included in the larger site on Prohibition gives links to political cartoons, photographs, and documents, which include essays, parts of speeches, and commission reports. Good primary sources.

Looks at the new morality that emerged in the 1920s. It changed the role of women and the perception of African Americans, the latter facilitated by the Harlem Renaissance and its impact on the music and dance of the Jazz Age. Also...

A rich source of historical information on Chicago. Search through entries, historical sources, maps, and special features.