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Oregon Battle of the Books: Volunteers Needed for the Oregon Battle of the Books!!!
Posted by hannah.cherry
Volunteers Needed for the?Oregon Battle of the Books!
Region 1 Tournament
Saturday, March 5th
8 a.m.?–?2 p.m.
West View High School
4200 NW 185th Ave.
Portland, 97229
How can you help?
We need volunteers to serve as Moderators! What is a moderator? Basically, it’s the person who runs each battle. Here’s a snapshot:
- Receive training on battle rules and practices
- Read the questions to the teams during battles
- Make sure the battle is run by the rules, provide final decision on results
- You do not need to read the books!
Sign up today!
A special moderator training will be held at the Hillsboro Main Library, 2850 NE Brookwood Pkwy., Hillsboro, 97124 on Feb. 27 in the multi-purpose room from 10-11 a.m. Email obobregion1elementary@gmail.com if you will be attending.
At this session, you can sign up for the preliminary round, from approximately 9:30-10:30 a.m. on March 5th; single elimination round from approximately 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. or both.
Contact Information
Megan Rutherford,?Manager
OBOB Region 1 Competition, 3-5 level
obobregion1elementary@gmail.com | 503-207-3428
About the Organization
The Oregon Battle of the Books (OBOB) is a popular reading motivation program for all Oregon students in grades 3-12 sponsored by the Oregon Association of School Libraries. Last year 49 teams from grades 3-5 from across Region 1 participated in the regional event!
The program encourages reading as both an individual and social activity. It motivates both readers and non readers to discuss books with their peers, encouraging students and teachers to expand their knowledge of new titles, authors, illustrators and a variety of literary genres.
Each year, the program culminates in a regional competition between school teams who have collectively read all of the titles on a pre-selected list of books. During the competition, students are asked knowledge-level questions about the books they’ve read. Winning teams are sent to the state competition.