IMPORTANT DATES HOW IT WORKS

Thurs. November 16th, 2017, Gym Create a team: Teams consist of 4 3:15-4:00 1st time and returning members and possibly one alternate. participants Ideally, teams would be created Introduce Battle of the Books before the first meeting. program and this year’s books. Identify/assign teams Choose a spokesperson: This is the only person that may answer Thurs. December 7th, 2017, Gym questions during the battles.

3:05- 3:45: All teams share progress and practice for battles Read, read, read: Each team must read all 16 books. Tip! We Thurs. January 4th, 2018, Gym recommend each team member read ATTENTION 3rd-5th GRADE 3:05-3:45: All teams share progress at least four different titles of the 16. ALAMEDA STUDENTS and practice for battles Practice: Make up questions, have It’s Battle of the Books! Thurs. January 18th, 2018, Gym team members quiz you. Tip! The 3:05-3:45: All teams share progress more books read by all team and practice for battles members, the more competitive a Mandatory Kickoff team can be. st Meeting Thurs. February 1 , 2018, Gym 3:05-3:45: Last prep meeting before Parents, family and friends are battles always welcome to attend November 16, 2017 competitions. Alameda Gym Sat. February 10th, 2018, Alameda First round battles, battles run 3:15-4pm throughout day from 8:30-2:30ish A NOTE FROM YOUR COORDINATOR Thurs. February 15th, 2018, Welcome students and parents! Library We’re so excited to watch After school, 2nd round battles Alameda’s book lovers compete in this year’s Battle of the Books. Fri. February 16th, 2018, Library We’ve got a terrific selection of After school: Final battle and party great reads to look forward to. Let’s for all participants! Winner get started! represents Alameda at the regional competition TBA Becky Johnson [email protected] 2017-2018 BOOK LIST > Teams will have 15 seconds to collaborate on answers to questions. • Blast-off! By Nate Ball ABOUT OBOB

• The Case of the Case of Oregon Battle of the Books, OBOB, is Battles Mistaken Identity by Mac a statewide voluntary reading > A coin toss will be held before the Barnett motivation and comprehension start of each battle. • Dash by Kirby Larson program sponsored by the Oregon > The winning team decides where Association of School Libraries they want to sit. • The Door by the Staircase by (OASL) and the Oregon Library > The team that sits on the left will Katherine Marsh Association (OLA), in conjunction always be given first chance at the • Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson with a Library Services and odd numbered questions, and the Levine Technology Act grant through the team on the right will always be • EllRay Jakes the Recess King! Oregon State Library. given the first chance at the even by Sally Warner questions. Students in 3rd-12th grade, > The "odd" team will go first and be • Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz regardless of ability, are exposed to read question number one. Ryan quality literature representing a > When a question is asked, the team • I Survived the Eruption of variety of literary styles and will have 15 seconds in which to Mount St. Helens, 1980 by viewpoints. The mission is to discuss and answer the question. Lauren Tarshis encourage and recognize students > The spokesperson's first answer who enjoy reading, to broaden will be the only acceptable one. • Masterpiece by Elise Broach reading interests, to increase reading • My Life in Dog Years by Gary comprehension, promote academic Questions Paulsen excellence, and to promote > Two Types! • Mystery on Museum Mile by cooperative learning and teamwork "In Which Book" questions and Marcia Wells among students. "Content" questions. > 16 questions in each battle, not • Poppy by Avi PROCEDURES necessarily one from each book. • The Red Pencil by Andrea Davis Pinkney Teams > Teams are usually made up of four For specific information on rules and • We the Children by Andrew members with one optional competition procedures, please refer Clements alternate, for a total of five members. to the OBOB web site: • Wild Life by Cynthia DeFelice > Two teams will compete during a http://www.oregonbattleofthebooks single battle. .org • Wild Wings by Gill Lewis > The spokesperson on each team is the only person that may answer questions during the battles.