Battle of the Books gets Chautauqua County fifth-graders excited about reading. A lively academic competition, Battle of the Books improves reading comprehension, builds vocabulary, and teaches teamwork and good sportsmanship.
Teams of five students and one adult coach each read the same 12 pre-assigned books over five months. Selected in conjunction with Chautauqua Institution’s CLSC Young Readers Program, titles include a wide range of reading levels and subjects. Thanks to generous donors, all teams receive a set of books. In addition to reading the books, teams choose a team name then dress accordingly.
During the “battle,” a moderator asks approximately 50 trivia questions that relate to one of the following: a direct quote from one of the book characters; a statement about something that happens in the book; a passage taken directly from the book; details about an illustration or picture. Winning teams receive prizes.
Contact
Alyssa Porter
716-357-6489
aporter@chq.org
Funded in part by the Dollar General Literacy Foundation.
Big Tree
by Brian Selznick
Code Breaker, Spy Hunter: How Elizebeth Friedman Changed the Course of Two World Wars
by Laurie Wallmark
The Great Greene Heist
by Varian Johnson
Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus
by Dusti Bowling
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
by Robert C. O’Brien
National Parks of the U.S.A.
by Kate Siber
New Kid
by Jerry Craft
The Not So Boring Letters of Private Nobody
by Matthew Landis
Science Comics: Electricity
by Andy Hirsch
The Umbrella Maker’s Son
by Katrina Leno
When You Trap a Tiger
by Tae Keller