BATTLE GUIDE 5th GRADE - NOTES - SPONSORED BY: Orion Township Public Library
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5th GRADE
SPONSORED BY: BATTLE GUIDE
Orion Township Public Library
825 Joslyn Road
orionlibrary.org
248-693-3002
youth@orionlibrary.org
GOALS & OBJECTIVES 2022 BOOKS
To promote the love of reading. Isaiah Dunn is My Hero
Kelly Baptist
To promote the use of the library as a community
resource center.
Maya and the Rising Dark
To introduce children to a wide variety of Rena Barron
literature.
Book Scavenger
To provide a recreational outlet for readers. Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
To encourage children to participate in a group Alone
activity. Megan Freeman
To provide a positive learning experience for Ground Zero
children, librarians, teachers, and parents. Alan Gratz
To form partnerships with local schools and Rapunzel’s Revenge
strengthen community ties.
Shannon Hale
To build confidence in young readers.
Millionaires for the Month
To promote resources that are available at the Stacy McAnulty
public library.
Eye That Never Sleeps
To have fun! Marissa Moss
Guts
Raina Telgemeier
CHECKING OUT BATTLE EVENTS
BATTLE BOOKS Mentors Meeting
Mentors are encouraged to attend an in-person
The library will have multiple copies of each Battle meeting on Thursday, December 6. This meeting
book on hand. Each team member may check will go over tips, tricks, and ideas of how to lead
out up to two Battle books for one week begin- your team to a successful battle.
ning on the Kickoff evening.
Zoom Meetups
Battle books may be renewed for one week, as We will host two meetups after our Kickoff event.
long as there are no holds on that item. Two re- The Halfway Chat will take place on Thursday,
newals are allowed. If the book you want is not in, January 20. Team members and mentors can hop
either you or the librarian can place a hold on on for discussions or to get any questions an-
that title. swered. We may even play some games and
give away prizes! The Final Chat will take place on
DATES Thursday, March 17 for last minute updates! Team
members and mentors are all encouraged to at-
Mentors Meeting tend.
Thursday, December 9 @ 6:30 pm
Flipgrid Fun
Battle is more than just the trivia quiz! We will host
Virtual Meetups
three discussions and competition fun throughout
Thursdays, Jan 20 & March 17 @ 6:30 pm
January, February, and March. Flipgrid is a page
where you can upload video responses to a post-
Battle of the Books
ed discussion. Topics include introducing your
Saturday, March 19 @ 10:00 am (doors 9:30 am)
team, debating your favorite book, and acting
Waldon Middle School
out a scene from one of the books. You don’t
want to miss out in participating in this fun, as your
Victory Party and Author Visit
team will earn points every time you do! These
Monday, March 21 @ 6:30 pm
points go towards Team Awards given out at the
Waldon Middle School
Victory Party.BATTLE EVENTS TEAM SPIRIT TIPS
Battle of the Books
The culmination of 3 months of hard work! Gather Pick clever and original team names. No
your team and team costumes, and meet us at team name can be longer than 17
Waldon Middle school in our trivia style competi-
spaces.
tion on Saturday, March 19. Teams will be quizzed
on all nine books selected. ~
Paint poster to cheer teams to victory.
Victory Party These may be brought to the Battle.
Our final event is an evening gathering to cele- ~
brate every team that participated in Battle of
the Books, taking place on Monday, March 21. Design a simple team costume.
We will announce team top point getters and spir- ~
it awards. One of our 2022 Battle of the Books au- Design a button with the team name,
thors will also join us for an author talk and book logo and team member names.
signing. Copies of their book will be available for
purchase.
~
Encourage family and friends to attend
the Battle and Victory Party.PAST SAMPLE QUESTIONS DAY OF RULES
Quote from a Book The Audience
Quote “And it just so happens the only apron in Having an audience at the Battle is wonderful!
my size has large red flowers on it, so my Man Plan However, the audience may not assist the team in
is on the back burner.” any way during the competition. All audience
My Near Death Adventures members are expected to adhere to the Library’s
Alison DeCamp code of conduct. No open food or drink is al-
lowed in the school gym.
Question or statement about something that hap-
pens in the book The Teams
In which book do people need to make special Each team consists of 3, 4, or 5 fifth graders and
glasses to wear so they won’t go blind? must have an adult mentor. Children do not have
Every Soul a Star to attend the same school to be on a team. Chil-
Wendy Mass dren who live in the OTPL district or attend LOCS
schools may participate in the Battle.
Passage taken directly from the book
“Like most people, he had never been really sure The Questions and Answers
what a river was – just that it was water that some- The Battle will include at least one question about
how flowed on its own.” each book. The questions will consist of:
City of Ember
Jeanne DuPrau A direct quote from a character in the book
A question or statement about something that
Question about something from an illustration or happens in the book
picture
A passage taken directly from the book
In which book is there a picture of a library book
being destroyed? A question about something from an illustration
Matilda or picture
Roald DahlDURING THE BATTLE amount will be first, followed by second and third
place.
Team members sit together on the floor of the Runners will deliver answer sheets to the score-
gymnasium. Pencils, answer sheets, and clip- keeping tables.
boards will be provided for writing the answers.
Once a team’s answer sheet is turned in, it may
Each team must have an adult mentor present at not be taken back by the team.
the Battle. Mentors sit in the stands with other
spectators. As the answers are collected and turned in at the
scorekeepers’ tables, the moderator will ask one
Any allegations of cheating must be made by a team to give the answer. Throughout the compe-
mentor to a staff member before the start of the tition, different teams will take a turn telling an an-
next round. The matter will be taken to the head swer.
judge for a ruling.
Scoring
Teams will be asked to name the book title and Correct title & correct author - 2 points
the author. Correct title & no author - 1 point
Correct author & no title – 1 point
Questions will be read once and repeated once. Author and title do not match – 0 points
All scores are based on written answers only.
Teams will have 30 seconds to write down the an-
swer. Official Scores will not be announced until the
night of the Awards Ceremony. You will be told
Answers are strictly from memory. No notes or the correct answer after each question, so you
books may be used. should have a rough idea about how your team
did. Keeping a tally of points from correct answers
Answers should be written clearly; spelling errors during the Battle is discouraged.
are okay but will be reviewed in the case of a tie.
To break ties, the finishing order will be determined
by the least amount of spelling errors. The leastYou can also read
