Oregon Battle of the Books: Frequently Asked Questions
Can I get more involved with the OBOB planning process?
- Yes! Please personally contact me, Debbie Alvarez, OBOB
Chair, and let me know if you'd like to attend the next
OBOB meeting, it is on January 17 th, 10am-3pm. This meeting
will include the OBOB committee selecting 8 of the 16 titles
for each division.
Email: lsta_oema@yahoo.com
Can I still register
for this year?
- No. Registration for the 2008-2009 year is now closed.
Do we have to have
a regional if we only have 3 teams in our region?
- For Regions 5, 6,7 who choose not to hold a regional due
to a small number of participants, an alternat competition
will take place.
Each school site will administer 2 identical sets of regional questions.
School representations will score each team's points. The combined score
of the two sets of questions will be used to determine the top two teams
to go to the state final from each region.
What is the address
for the WIKI?
- Please click on this link for our WIKI
When are the
Regional Battles and where?
The Regional Battles will be held as follows:
Region 1: March 14th at Jesuit HS: Key
Person: Karen
West and Andrea
Burke
Region 2: March 14th at McMinnville HS: Joyce
Lowry
Region 3: March 14th at Roseburg HS: Mary
McClintock and Judy
Kulluson
Region 4: Feb. 28th at West Orient MS: Mike
Weidlich
Region 5: March 7th at Evans Valley Elementary
School -Linda McGuire and Lisa
Krebs
Region 6: March 14th- Organize to run by
V-Tel – Angela
Lattin
Region 7: Date/location to be determined:
Manager- Linda
Bilyeu
State Battle: April 4th, 2009 at Chemeketa
Community College in Salem
Libby Hamler-Dupras and DeAnn
Orand
Can I take
my team to any Regional Battle?
- NO, you need to attend the Battle in the Region where your
school resides. The regions are set up by OASL which is the
sponsoring organization for this event.
Can I get
more involved with the OBOB planning process?
- Yes! Please personally contact me, Debbie Alvarez,
OBOB Chair, and let me know if you'd like to attend the next
OBOB meeting, it is on November 3rd, 10am-3pm. This
meeting will include the OBOB committee selecting 8 of the
16 titles for each division. Email: lsta_oema@yahoo.com
Are there any titles I can count on being in the 2008-2009 OBOB list?
- *Not yet, expect information shared after the January
17 th meeting.
Do non-grant schools who participate
in OBOB have to furnish a certain number of books to their students?
How does a student
participate?
- A student participates by reading from the book list provided
for that year's Oregon Battle of the Books and discussing
those titles and competing in battles with their teammates.
Where do the
students get the books?
- School libraries should have copies of each book on the
list. Public libraries and local book stores will also
be apprised of the titles and will most likely have them
available.
- For the first three years only, schools may apply for book
funding through the LSTA grant.
When do the students
read the books?
- The school battles should be completed by the end of February.
Reading through the summer is completely optional, but available
to students. Students should have plenty of time to read
the books during the school year.
What Is a "Battle?"
- A typical "Battle" is a tournament or game, somewhat like
Jeopardy, in which students' teams earn points by answering
questions about the books on the book list.
Can we change
our district team after the district battle? Can we add or change
members?
- Your 5 member team, (4 members and alternate) may not change
after the names have been sent in to the Regional Coordinator
as listed on the OBOB website.
- Team names need to be submitted to the regional coordinator
two weeks prior to competition.
When is it OK
for alternates to participate in the regional/state level competition?
- An alternate may only replace a team member between Battles,
never during a battle.
- Players may not be substituted once a Battle has begun
EXCEPT in the event of an illness or emergency.
Do students have
to read all the books?
- No. Most students read only about half of the books. There
are a few readers who complete the whole list, but there
are some who might only be able to read five of the books.
Do I need other
schools to have a battle or can I just have only one at my school?
- It is best to start small. The first time you conduct a
battle, we recommend that you do it alone at your school
site. However, it is always good to have other schools in
your district or in your area conduct their own battles.
How do I get
started?
- A place to start is by joining OASL (go to our website:
www.oasl.info)! Have your school purchase books from the
book list and develop an in-house reading incentive system
to encourage students to read these books. Request questions
for your competition (via our website) and begin to find
sponsors and helpers to support and conduct your local battle
at your site or region.
May I use the
OBOB logo?
- The logo is available for any Oregon Battle of the Books
promotional activity, with the proviso that the Oregon Association
of School Libraries must be given credit for their sponsorship.
- Should the logo be used by any commercial entity, the sponsorship
credit must be printed somewhere on the same page on which
the logo is used.
Who else is participating
in Oregon?
- Participants are listed on the OBOB website.
Who can I contact
to get help with how to get started and answer many of my questions?
- You can call one of the OBOB participants in your area.
Do we need to
have awards for the winning teams?
- We suggest that you find ways to honor all participants.
Why didn't I
hear about this sooner?
- The OBOB committee has disseminated information as quickly
as possible in this, our first year. Information is posted
on our OASL and OBOB websites and on our OASL listserv. If
you have questions, please contact us!
Can I submit
my book for consideration for the OBOB list?
- No. The committee makes the decision
as to which books to include in a balanced list for each
level. They use standard reviewing sources for quality
and appropriatness for the list.
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