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WELCOME TO THELHS READING BOWLPAGE!!Congratulations to the2011-2012 Reading Bowl members!Tyler Kearney- team captainRebecca BruceLaKenya BoykinJessica TitshawWesley SparksTayla LeonardAudrey ThompsonAlizea Farquharson* Each of you need to check the list for which books you are the experts of & write/turn in a set of questions for each book. You also need to create a "flow chart" about the main details in the book.History of theHelen Ruffin Reading Bowl
Several Years ago Mrs. Helen Ruffin was the library media specialist at Sky Haven Elementary School in DeKalb County, Georgia. In 1985, she served on the selection committee for the Georgia Children’s Book Award nominee program. This literature program inspired her to use the nominee books to encourage her students to read.Mrs. Ruffin created a unique reading competition in game format using the award nominees. It was called the Reading Bowl. Her vision was to have teams comprised of students from different schools compete to test their knowledge of the selected books. She shared this vision with her colleagues. They embraced her idea and pressed forward.Today, the Georgia Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl is open to students in grades four through twelve across the state.* All above information was taken from the Official HRRB SiteWhat is Reading Bowl?What is Reading Bowl?Think of it as Academic Team, only all of the questions come from the GA Peach Award Books. Each school team competes against the teams at other high schools at the competitions.BooklistAlmost Perfect by Brian KatcherBeautiful Creaturesby Kami Garcia & Margaret StohlBirthmarked by Cragh O'BrienBlack Hole Sun by David McGinnis GillBruiser by Neal ShustermanDirty Little Secrets by C J OmolopluFinnikin of the Rock by Melina MarchettaRules, Guidelines, RequirementsHow much time will be required of me to participate?*Time to read: Each participant will read 6 of the 20 Peach Award books. Also, as you read, you will be asked to make up 20 questions about the book & include the answer along with the page number where the answer can be found. This should be completed by the Dec 12 practice*Time to practice: Like all teams, we need to practice. See the attached practice schedule.*Time to compete: Jan 28, Feb 4,Feb 25, March 17No. The registration fee is covered by the media center. The books are also provided by the media center. (You may choose to purchase copies of your selections for your convenience, but it is not required.)* Each participating school has a team of up to 10 members.* 5 players from each team compete in any given round, answering questions about the 20 Peach Award books. Players may alternate in & out between rounds.* 10 points are given for the first person to buzz in with the correct answer.* The 2 teams with the most points at the end of the competition advance to the next level.Point system for team selectionIf more than 8 people want to participate, how will the team be chosen?We will use a point system to determine not only the 8 team members, but to also choose a captain.Points will be awarded as follows:Attending practice = 1 pointReading book/turning in questions =2 points ea. book/questionsEach correct answer at practice =1 point per answer*The team captain will be the member with the mostpoints by the last Dec practice. This will be theonly permanent player. All others will rotate in& out between rounds.Schedule of Practices & EventsREADING BOWL TEAMSCHEDULE OF EVENTSThursday October 13 3:45 PracticeMonday October 17 3:45 PracticeThursday October 27 3:45 PracticeMonday October 31 3:45 PracticeThursday November 10 3:45 PracticeMonday November 14 3:45 PracticeThursday December 1 3:45 PracticeThursday December 8 3:45 PracticeMonday December 12 Final team namedThursday January 5 3:45 PracticeMonday January 9 3:45 PracticeThursday January 19 3:45 PracticeMonday January 23 3:45 PracticeTuesdayJanuary 24 3:45 PracticeWednesdayJanuary 25 3:45 PracticeThursday January 26 3:45 PracticeFriday January 27 3:45 PracticeSaturday January 28If we place in top 2 at county, practices will be announcedSaturday February 4If we place in top 2 at regional, practices will be announcedSaturday February 25 District Reading Bowl @ Location TBAIf we place 1st at regional, practices will be announcedSaturday March 17 StateYou can print this template for your questions. We also have copies in the media center.Fantastic site that gives tons of info on each story, along with booktalks, practice questions, etc.
Last Modified on January 11, 2012
