Junior Elementary Battle of the Books

Vienna 2nd & 3rd graders

Competitive book club that meets

during student lunch times and/or after school twice/month

Quiz-bowl type of atmosphere with questions

Students choose from JEBOB list JEBOB list has books above and on

each grade level

What?

2nd/3rd graders at Vienna that are VORACIOUS

readers that genuinely love to read! Independent AVID readers Students choose books off respective JEBOB

lists Read each book 2-3 times to become an

expert

Who?

Students commit to reading 4+ books off their

lists Students attend practices Students answer questions about books off list Students become “experts” by reading each

book 2-3 times All questions in form of: “In what book did……” Answers are always book title and book author Knows books inside and out (including quotes!)

How?

Practice during lunch in the library Practice twice/month after school on

Wednesdays or Thursdays Year-end competition

When?

JEBOB LIST

2nd grade list

Nate the great

Waiting for the Magic

The Boxcar Children

Dinosaurs before Dark

The Absent Author

Molly’s Pilgrim

Flat Stanley

3rd grade list

Mr. Popper’s Penguins Freckle Juice A Lion to Guard us Tornado Muggie Maggie Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes James and the Giant Peach My father’s Dragon Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye Charlotte’s Web Little House in the Big Woods

By signing below, I am committed to reading 4+ books of my respective (2nd or 3rd) grade level list, attending practices and becoming an “expert” on my selected booksName_________________________________Grade Level__________ Teacher___________________Parent email_____________________________________Preferred day to practice (after school)Circle one: Wednesdays ThursdaysSigned by parent_________________________________Printed Parent Name___________________________

Commitment