Welcome!

OREGON BATTLE OF THE BOOKS (a.k.a. OBOB!)

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Kevin O’Dea, Teacher Librarian, Springfield School District

WHAT IS OBOB?

• A STATE-WIDE VOLUNTARY READING MOTIVATION AND COMPREHENSION PROGRAM.
• EXPOSES OREGON STUDENTS TO A VARIETY OF GENRES, VIEWPOINTS, AND LITERARY STYLES.
• ENCOURAGES READING FOR A RANGE OF READERS AND INTERESTS, USING COMPETITION AS A MOTIVATIONAL TOOL.

HOW IS IT PLAYED?

• TWO TEAMS OF 4 STUDENTS COMPETE IN A HEAD-TO-HEAD MATCH-UP.
• EACH BATTLE CONSISTS OF 16 QUESTIONS – 8 PER TEAM – FROM ANY OF 16 (ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE LEVEL) OR 12 (HIGH SCHOOL) PRE-SELECTED TITLES.
• A CORRECT ANSWER IS WORTH 5 POINTS, AND THE TEAM WITH THE MOST POINTS AT THE END OF THE BATTLE WINS THAT BATTLE!
• BATTLES BEGIN AT THE SCHOOL LEVEL, MOVE TO REGIONAL LEVEL, AND END AT THE STATE LEVEL.

HOW IS IT PLAYED?

• THE 16 QUESTIONS ARE SPLIT INTO TWO TYPES: IN WHICH BOOK (IWB) QUESTIONS AND CONTENT QUESTIONS.
• EACH TEAM GETS 4 OF EACH TYPE OF QUESTION PER BATTLE.
• A TEAM HAS 20 SECONDS TO ANSWER EACH QUESTION.

IN WHICH BOOK…

Q: IN WHICH BOOK DOES A CHARACTER “SPEAK FOR THE TREES”?

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IN WHICH BOOK…

Q: IN WHICH BOOK DOES A CHARACTER “SPEAK FOR THE TREES”?

A: THE LORAX (3 POINTS),

BY DR. SEUSS (2 POINTS)

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CONTENT QUESTION…

Q: IN THE BOOK BFG BY ROALD DAHL, WHAT DOES THE LETTER ‘G’ STAND FOR?

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CONTENT QUESTION…

Q: IN THE BOOK BFG BY ROALD DAHL, WHAT DOES THE LETTER ‘G’ STAND FOR?

A: GIANT (5 POINTS)

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OBOB

OBOB NEEDS YOU!

OBOB is…

• 100% volunteer run!
• Reaches nearly 800 Oregon schools and programs!
• Positively impacts 35,000 kids!
• Involves hundreds of “helpers”.

OBOB NEEDS YOU!

“Look for the helpers…”

• Check out the OBOB page and find a way to be part of this amazing program!

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• OBOB Website

www.oregonbattleofthebooks.org

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• Facebook

“Oregon Battle of the Books” group

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• Instagram

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Questions?

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thank you!

Kevin O’Dea

OBOB6to12regionalmentor@gmail.com