Battle of the Books at Cal Young!
The TOURNAMENT starts on Wednesday, Jan. 29. The brackets are on the library door.
1st lunch battles: Jan. 29, Feb. 6, and Feb. 11 (if needed)
2nd lunch battles: Jan. 29, 30, and 31; Feb. 4, 5, and 6; Feb. 11, 12, and 13 (if needed)
The FINAL BATTLE
The winner of 1st lunch and the winner of 2nd lunch will battle for the School Championship at 7:30 in the evening on Feb. 20 during the CY Showcase. The Champion Team will then take on the Staff Team in the ultimate showdown!
The REGIONAL TOURNAMENT at Willamette High School – Saturday, March 1
The ICE CREAM CELEBRATION for all battlers – Thursday, March 6, at lunch
What is the “Battle of the Books”?
- Oregon Battle of the Books is a statewide event that promotes good books, reading as a social activity, and fun!
- Participants will form teams composed of approximately 5 members with a teacher/staff/volunteer coach.
- Each team will prepare for the Battle by reading the Battle books, discussing them, and answering questions about them. (Not every member needs to read every book! You can divide and conquer!)
- “Mini-battles,” drawings, and incentives will be given as participants work toward their goals.
- Battles consist of two types of questions about the books.
- Teams compete in February, and the top two teams will battle in at the all-school assembly in late February.
- Our top team wins the honor of competing at the regional and possibly state level. Fame awaits a hard-working team! The Regional Tournament is usually the second Saturday in March at a local high school.
- All participants celebrate at the end of the Battle season with an exclusive Ice Cream Sundae party.
- Sign up with Sam Arnold-Boyd in the Cal Young Library in September or October! We will get acquainted with the books and each other during September and gel into teams in October.
- Get readin’ and get battlin’!
- Each Battle will consist of 16 questions.
- The questions will be read by a moderator.
- Teams will have 15 seconds to ring in and answer each question.
- 5 points for each correct answer.
- 2 points deducted for an incorrect answer.
- If the first team misses the answer, the other team can pick up 3 points.
- “In which book” questions are answered with the book’s title and author.
- Content questions are answered with specific information from the designated book.
- Cal Young Battles will take place in the Library during lunch.
- A bracket of competing teams will be posted in the Library in late January.
- Students can refer to the OBOB bookmark. No other notes, papers, or pencils are allowed.
Good Sportsmanship is the goal at all times!
If you lose,
it’s not the end of the world!
If you win,
enjoy your victory but don’t gloat!
Support each other and have fun!
Go to the Battle of the Books wiki for 2012-2013
Go to the Battle of the Books wiki for 2011-2012
Go to the Battle of the Books wiki for 2010-2011 and earlier