What is the most important lesson you learned in this book. Free macaroni boy study unit worksheets for teachers to print. Born in 1948 in columbus, ohio, she was raised in ohio, west virginia, and new york. All titles are shelved in general fiction j fic unless otherwise noted. During the depression in 1933, mikes family works hard to run the family food business. Historical fiction for boys grade levels are intended as guidelines, not to restrict readers. His fathers large italian family runs a food wholesale business, and mike is. You can use them as tests or as comprehension to independent reading. In pittsburgh in 1933, sixthgrader mike costa notices a connection between several strange occurrences, but the only way he can find out the truth about whats happening is to be nice to the class bully. Mike is being tormented at school by a loudmouth named andy simms, who calls mike macaroni boy. Suggested decade novels for literature circles the 1930s ayres, katherine. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading macaroni boy. This is a collection of questions and text based analysis questions for the novel macaroni boy by katherine ayers. Macaroni boy katherine ayres grades 37 yearling pb.
Thematic connections bullyingdiscuss the characteristics of a bully. One cardboard box plus one girls active imagination equals an extended jaunt to grandmas house next door, with a detour into makebelieve. His fathers large italian family runs a food wholesale. But when mike begins noticing dead rats, hobos in the street dying, and the serious deterioration of his senile grandfathers health, his focus shifts to discovering the source of the illness. His fathers large italian family runs a food wholesale business, and mike is used to the sounds and smells of men working all night to unload the trains that feed the city. In 1965 she graduated from west islip high school in west islip. Macaroni boy by katherine ayres blubber by judy blume spider boy by ralph fletcher true blue by jeffrey lee feather boy by nick springer the books in this guide all deal with bullying. Macaroni boy by katherine ayres reading guidebook club.
Accelerated reader quiz list reading practice quiz no. Mike costa has lived his whole life in the strip, pittsburgh. Macaroni boy katherine ayres family intergenerational relationships bullying survival grades 37 yearling paperback 0440418844. His family is from italy and they opened a company called the costa brothers that sells macaroni mostly. Mystery book list wappingers central school district. The questions are broken into sections which are 46 chapters long. Macaroni boy worksheets and literature unit by katherine ayres grades 46 daily reading journal go beyond a simple book report. This acclaimed book by katherine ayres is available at in several formats for your ereader. Book report form macaroni boy book report form pdf file. Macaroni boy katherine ayres about the book during the great depression in pittsburgh, pennsylvania, 12yearold mike costa faces off with a school bully and tries to solve the mystery behind his grandfathers illness and the deaths of two hobos. Free macaroni boy worksheets and literature unit for. Mike costa has lived his whole life in the strip, pittsburghs warehouse and factory district. Full supports all version of your device, includes pdf, epub and kindle version.
Fourth and fifth grade booklist alley, zoe theres a princess in the palace angleberger, tom the strange case of origami yoda ayres, katherine macaroni boy balliett, blue the danger box flake, sharon the broken bike boy and the queen of 33rd street holm, jennifer babymouse. But thats the least of mike costa, our main characters problems. Her middlegrade novels include macaroni boy, stealing south. Embedded throughout the book is an abundance of information about economics and finance, such as supply and demand, interest rates, mortgages, and federal incentives. Mike costa is a sixthgrade boy living in pittsburgh during the time of the depression. Personal website for katherine ayres view the website share. Tell me again about the night i was born board book. She teaches writing at chatham college, where she also coordinates the master of arts programs in childrens and adolescent writing. As mike walks with his friend joseph to klavons ice cream shop, he tells him about grandpaps condition. Macaroni boy by katherine ayres by katherine ayres by katherine ayres. S macaroni boy katherine ayres chapter book s missing manatee, the cynthia defelice chapter book s mr. Macaroni boy is a childrens historical novel by the american writer katherine ayres it is set in 1933 in pittsburgh, pennsylvania during the great depression and tells the story of sixthgrader mike costa. His large italianamerican family owns a food warehouse in the strip district, but the school bully taunts him, calling him macaroni boy. Book activities and response activities the teachers guide.
Your book club questions must be handed in to your new 5th grade teacher by friday, september 6th. Freebooknotes found 4 sites with book summaries or analysis of macaroni boy. Thats andy simms, the worst kid in the pittsburgh strip. During the great depression, a boy who faces bullying stumbles upon a mystery and comes of age in this novel that integrates fact and opinion and has a rich 1930s vocabulary. It is about a boy called mike costa growing up in the pittsburgh, pa strip district during the great depression. Introduction mike costa has lived his whole life in the strip, pittsburghs warehouse and factory district. An authors note is included in the back of the book. Macaroni boy summary and analysis like sparknotes free. This took place during the month of november in the strip district that is still known the strip district of pittsburgh, pa but it definitely has different businesses than were there. Lesson plan from random house created by random house view the pdf share. The setting of macaroni was during the depression of 1933 in pittsburgh, pa. If there is a macaroni boy sparknotes, shmoop guide, or cliff notes, you can find a link to each study guide below.
The teachers guide free worksheets, smartboard templates, and lesson plans for teachers. Her childhood home state of ohio is the setting for her first two novels, family tree and north by night. Images courtesy of publishers, organizations, and sometimes their twitter. But its 1933, and the depression is bringing tough times to everyone. Buy a cheap copy of macaroni boy book by katherine ayres. Her present home, pittsburgh, is the setting for her third novel, voices at whisper bend. Macaroni boy teacher guide prepared with assistance from barbara murphy, librarian, shaler area middle school, glenshaw, pa prereading activity discuss the great depression with students. I come from a little town called atwater, ohio, and i bought this wagon to haul goods. Fourth and fifth grade booklist patten free library. Katherine ayres has been a lover of books since earliest childhood, when she began inventing stories before she could write them. She teaches writing at chatham college, where she also coordinates the master of arts program in childrens and adolescent writing. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. You also need to read at least two other books and record them on the governors reading challenge recording sheet.
Ask students to read the lyrics, which are printed in the front of the book, then discuss how the song relates to the story and the. Clue of the day day of the week home assignments tuesday read chapters 891011 macaroni boy. Use the questions to open discussion with your students on this important topic. Costa brothers fine foods means mikes father and his three uncles. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read macaroni boy. Katherine ayresis a founding member of the playwrights lab at the pittsburgh public theater. She is a founding member of the playwrights lab at the pittsburgh public theater. Chickees funny money christopher paul curtis chapter book s traces series malcolm rose chapter book s twominute mysteries donald sobol short story. Pinning her narrative to a few key historical details, ayres makes the pittsburgh strip during the depression the setting for mike costas need to find out why his grandfather is so sick.
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