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What is Battle of the Books?
What is Battle of the Books?
Battle of the Books is a reading incentive program designed to introduce students to good literature in a fun and engaging way. It’s a district competition between junior high students (7th and 8th grade) involving three junior high schools. Independently, students read some of the selections from a list of 10 books. In teams of 4-6, students memorize story elements and factual details from each story and answer practice questions. One final team will represent GJH at the district competition in the spring.
Here’s how it works:
Battle of the Books is a reading incentive program designed to introduce students to good literature in a fun and engaging way. It’s a district competition between junior high students (7th and 8th grade) involving three junior high schools. Independently, students read some of the selections from a list of 10 books. In teams of 4-6, students memorize story elements and factual details from each story and answer practice questions. One final team will represent GJH at the district competition in the spring.
Here’s how it works:
- Teams consist of 4-6 members each. Students are encouraged to form their own teams.
- Once a team has been established, members are expected to remain on the team until the competition is complete.
- Team members choose one member to act as captain.
- Captain should be someone willing to take on a leadership role.
- Together team members are responsible for reading all 10 books on the list.
- Each team member needs to be responsible for reading at least 2 books on the list with the intent of becoming an expert on their chosen books. Each team member MUST read at least two books in order to sign-up on a team.