Battle of the Books

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Battle of the Books
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What is the Battle of the Books?

• Battle of the Books (BOB) is a competition in
  which teams from grades 3-5 compete to answer the
  most questions based on the books from a
  designated Battle of the Books reading list.
• Students read and discuss the books, quiz each
  other on the contents, and compete in teams of
  four members to correctly answer questions based
  on the books in a quiz show format.

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For all students in grades 3 thru 5

• Read carefully.
• Sharpen your skills.
• Build your confidence!
• Develop teamwork.
• Improve your communication.
• Have fun!!!

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Rules

• Form a team of 4 students.
• Each team must fill out a permission slip.
• Each student signs the contract along with a
  parent.
• Each team divides the list of books, making each
  team member an expert on some of the books.

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Timeline of events

• October Ms. Osborne will book talk titles.
• November Team Sign-Ups
• Parent permission slips signed and returned.
• December to January
• Read assigned titles.
• February thru April
• LET THE BATTLES BEGIN!!
• Teams will compete during lunch or recess. The
  top team will compete against teams from other
  schools for the district championship title!

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The Battle!!!
Click on The Battle for more information.
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DISTRICT TOURNAMENT
Let the Battles Begin

• Friday, April 28th, 2006
• West Salem High School

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Book List2005-2006

• A to Z Mysteries The Runaway Racehorse
• Day of the Iguana
• Escaping the Giant Wave
• Gooney Bird Greene
• How Tia Lola Came to Stay
• Lewis and Clark and Me A Dogs Tale
• Mary on Horseback
• Meow Means Mischief
• Rowan and the Travelers
• Running Out of Time
• Runt
• Skinnybones
• The Tale of Despereaux
• Tales from the Odyssey The One-Eyed Giant
• The Thief and the Beanstalk
• White Star A Dog on the Titanic

Click on each title for more information.
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See Ms. Osborne or Mrs. Hagedorn to pick up a
brochure that explains the rules and has a
permission slip!!!
now go and enjoy The Battle!!!
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Slide presentation created by Rosie Hagedorn
Weddle Elementary Salem-Keizer School District
2005
Permission to copy and use granted.
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A to Z Mysteries The Runaway Horse

• Author Ron Roy
• Book Location F Roy

Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose investigate the
disappearance of a valuable racehorse that Dinks
uncle and his friend, Forest Evans, have just
bought and entered in a race at Saratoga.
Back
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Day of the Iguana

• Author - Henry Winkler
• Book Location - F Winkler

Hank has never been fond of his sisters pet
iguana, and their relationship worsens when she
lays eggs inside his science project.
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Escaping the Giant Wave
Author Peg Kehret Location F Kehret
Back
When an earthquake creates a tsunami while 13
year old Kyle is babysitting his sister during a
family vacation at a Pacific Coast resort, he
tries to save himself, his sister, and a boy who
has bullied him for years.
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Gooney Bird Green

• Author Lois Lowry
• Location F Lowry

A most unusual new student, who loves to be the
center of attention, entertains her teacher and
fellow 2nd graders by telling absolutely true
stories about herself, including how she got her
name.
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How Tia Lola Came to Stay

• Author Julia Alvarez
• Location F Alvarez

Although 10 year old Miguel is at first
embarrassed by his colorful aunt, Tia Lola, when
she comes to Vermont from the Dominican Republic
to stay with his mother, his sister, and him
after his parents divorce, he learns to love her.
Back
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Lewis and Clark and Me A Dogs Tale
Seaman, Meriweather Lewiss Newfoundland dog,
describes Lewis and Clarks expedition, which he
accompanies from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean.
Author Laurie Myers Location F Myers
Back
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Tells the story of three families who were helped
by the work of Mary Breckinridge, the first nurse
to go into the Appalachian Mountains and give
medical care to the isolated inhabitants.
Author Rosemary Wells Location 921
Breckinridge
Mary on Horseback
Back
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Author Ann Whitehead Nagda Location F Nagda
Meow Means Mischief
Back
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Rowan and the Travelers
When an ancient evil threatens to devastate Rin,
overcoming its people with a fatal sleeping
sickness, young Rowan, with the help from a tribe
called the Travelers, must decide decipher a
rhyming riddle in order to save the land and its
inhabitants.
Author Emily Rodda Location F Rodda
Back
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Author Margaret Peterson Haddix
Location F Haddix
When a diphtheria epidemic hits her 1840 village,
13 year old Jessie discovers it is actually a
1995 tourist site under unseen observation by
heartless scientists, and its up to Jessie to
escape the village and save the lives of the
dying children.
Running Out of Time
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Runt
Runt, the smallest wolf cub in the litter, seeks
to prove himself to his father, King, and the
rest of the pack and to earn a new name.
Author Marion Dane Bauer Location AR Brown F
Bauer
Back
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Author Barbara Park Location F Park
Alexs active sense of humor helps him get along
with the school braggart, make the most of his
athletic talents, and simply get by in a hectic
world.
Skinnybones
Back
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The Tale of Despereaux
The adventures of Desperaux Tilling, a small
mouse of unusual talents, the princess that he
loves, the servant girl who longs to be a
princess, and a devious rat determined to bring
them all to ruin.
Author Kate DiCamillo Location F DiCamillo
Back
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Author Mary Pope Osborne Location 883.01
Osborne
Retells a part of the Odyssey in which King
Odysseus fights the cyclops.
Tales from the Odyssey One-Eyed Giant
Back
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The Thief and the Beanstalk
Everyone knows the story of Jack and the
beanstalk. Everyone also knows that Jacks little
adventures made him a very rich man. But what
they dont know is what happened a long time
after Jack.
Author P.W.Catanese Location F Catanese
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White Star A Dog on the Titanic
12 year old Sam, a passenger on the Titanics
maiden sea voyage, volunteers to help care for
the dogs in the ocean liners kennel and becomes
fast friends with the Irish setter of J. Bruce
Ismay, the ships owner.
Author Marty Crisp Location F Crisp
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The Battle itself

• follows a quiz-show format.
• first student to ring buzzer has 15 seconds for
  team to answer.
• can collaborate with team-mates.
• dont know answer? Other team has a chance to
  answer.

• correct answer, 5 pts.
• partial answer, 3 pts.
• rest of answer to opposing team, 2 pts.
• early ring-in before complete question read
  incorrect answer (no collaborating) -5pts.

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