Alameda Battle of the Books

Reminder that all OBOBers are invited to the gym on Friday afterschool to celebrate their reading accomplishments and cheer on the final four teams.!

Upcoming important dates:

Feb 23: Celebration and Final 4 (After school)

What is Battle of the Books?

The Oregon Battle of the Books (OBOB) is a statewide voluntary reading motivation and comprehension program sponsored by the Oregon Association of School Libraries in conjunction with a Library Services and Technology Act grant. Students in 3rd-12th grade, regardless of ability, are exposed to quality literature representing a variety of literary styles and viewpoints.

OBOB’s mission is to encourage and recognize students who enjoy reading, to broaden reading interests, to increase reading comprehension, promote academic excellence, and to promote cooperative learning and teamwork among students.

Alameda Elementary has a long history of participating in OBOB. Teams will form and go through several rounds of battles in a quiz-show-like format. The Alameda winner will represent the school at the Regional Battle of the Books competition in March.

OBOB Book List

VOLUNTEERS

Sign-up to Volunteer

Sign-up to be a Scorekeeper

IMPORTANT DATES

HOW IT WORKS

RESOURCES

Practice Question Generator

Video of a Battle

Multnomah County Library

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OBOB Book List

TEAMS

The deadline for team registration is Friday, December 15.

If you need help finding a team or finding another teammate to fill out your team, submit your info below and we will do our best to match you up.

Register a Team

Get Help Finding a Team or Teammate

VOLUNTEERS

We need your help! Judges and Scorekeepers are essential to run the battles. Sign-up below to learn about volunteer opportunities.

Sign-up to Volunteer

Sign-up to be a Scorekeeper

IMPORTANT DATES

Info & Registration

November 15: Parent information session

December 15: Team registration deadline

January 5: Afterschool meeting for OBOB participants

Early-January: Judge training

Battle Play

Late-January/Early February: Practice Battles (signups to come)

Feb 10: Pool Play

Feb 13, 15, 21: Bracket Play (After school)

Feb 23: Celebration and Final 4 (After school)

HOW IT WORKS

Create a team:

Teams consist of 4 members and possibly one alternate.

Choose a spokesperson:

This is the only person that may answer questions during the battles.

Read, read, read:

Each team must read all 16 books. Tip! We recommend each team member read at least four different titles of the 16.

Practice:

Make up questions, have team members quiz you, discuss the books with your team members. Tip! The more books read by all team members, the more competitive a team can be.

Battle:

Pool Play battles are about accumulating points. The top sixteen teams, based on points earned in first round battles, continue on to single-elimination Bracket Play battles.

Battle Flow:

Up to four members represent a team in a battle.

Two teams will compete during a single battle.

Teams are asked 16 questions in each battle:

Eight "In which book.." questions

Eight "Content" questions

The two teams alternate answering questions.

When a question is asked, the team will have a short time in which to discuss and answer the question.

The spokesperson’s first answer will be the only acceptable one.

Points are awarded for correct answers.

Bracket Play:

During Bracket Play battles teams have the oppotunity to answer questions the other team missed and "steal" the points.