Themes, Symbols, & Motifs in Al Capone Does My Shirts

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Al Capone Does My Shirts Themes, Symbols and Motifs


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Activity Overview

There are many themes, symbols, and motifs present throughout the novel Al Capone Does My Shirts. In this activity, students will identify themes, symbols, and motifs in Al Capone Does My Shirts and illustrate examples from the text. Students can explore by identifying these elements themselves or in an “envelope activity”, where they are given one or more to track throughout their reading. Then, they'll create a spider map illustrating what they found!

Examples of Themes, Symbols and Motifs in Al Capone Does My Shirts



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Objective: Create a storyboard that identifies recurring themes, symbols, or motifs found in Al Capone Does My Shirts. Illustrate each and write a short description below each cell.

Student Instructions:

  1. Click "Start Assignment".
  2. Identify the themes, symbols, or motifs from Al Capone Does My Shirts you wish to include and type them in the title box at the top.
  3. Create an image for examples that represent each symbol using appropriate scenes, characters and items.
  4. Write a description of each of the examples in the black text box.


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