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We used to do Battle of the Books as a whole grade level, but when we stopped doing that, I began doing my own version of it in the classroom. I pass out this letter when I introduce Battle of the Books to my students and their parents.
Near the end of February we fill out a "March Madness Bracket". These contain books from the Battle of the Books list and other novels we have read for the year. Then each week leading up to spring break, students take 4 different google form quizzes to reveal winners for sweet 16, elite 8, final 4, and finally the winning book!
When students finish reading a book they fill in a book summary or story plot. I print a variety of options so they can try different organizers each time. They also take a google form quiz on the book just to show me that they did read the book. These are 5 question quizzes. They earn 100 points for their team for a completed summary or story plot worksheet. They can also earn 100 points for their team depending on their novel quiz score. Students also earn points for reading at home. They have to fill in a at home reading log and have a parent sign it. They get 1 point for every minute they read up to 25 points per entry. I needed to put a limit because I have students who won't read at all and others who would read for hours. A completed log contains 4 entries and thus can be worth 100 points for the team.
At the end of each month we have a Battle of the Books quiz battle. These quizzes look different each time. For one of the quizzes I made a Blooket, one is a Jeopardy style game, another will just be a whiteboard battle where a different student from the team comes up to answer the question and all participants with the correct answer earn a point for their team.
battle of the books quiz battle #1
battle of the books quiz battle #1
Here is the Blooket Quiz! I set it to Battle Royal and do solo. ONE person from each team joins and the team gathers around the iPad.
Battle of the books quiz battle #2
Battle of the books quiz battle #2
Here is a jeopardy game! There are 5 groups in my class, so this gives each group a fair opportunity to each dollar value.
During this round, one student per team will come forward to respond to a question on a whiteboard. They'll have 30 seconds to provide an answer. Each team with the correct answer will receive a point.
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