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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue">Hi Melissa,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue">I took this description from the Oregon Battle of the Books wiki (<a href="http://oboblsta.pbworks.com/w/page/5653620/FrontPage"><span style="color:blue">http://oboblsta.pbworks.com/w/page/5653620/FrontPage</span></a>):<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue">“The Oregon Battle of the Books, OBOB, is a statewide voluntary reading motivation and comprehension program sponsored by the Oregon Association of School
Libraries in conjunction with a Library Services and Technology Act grant. Students in 3<sup>rd</sup>-12<sup>th</sup> grade, regardless of ability, are exposed to quality literature representing a variety of literary styles and viewpoints. The mission is to
encourage and recognize students who enjoy reading, to broaden reading interests, to increase reading comprehension, promote academic excellence, and to promote cooperative learning and teamwork among students.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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There’s more explanation in the introduction from the 2012-13 handbook that I found on the wiki (<a href="http://oboblsta.pbworks.com/w/file/57890966/Handbook2012-2013.doc"><span style="color:blue">http://oboblsta.pbworks.com/w/file/57890966/Handbook2012-2013.doc</span></a>): <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue">“Lists of books are chosen, and questions are written for each grade level division. Students read the books, discuss them, quiz each other on the contents, and then compete in teams of four
students to correctly answer questions based on the books in a ‘quiz show’ format. Questions may begin with the words "In Which Book" so that the answer will be a title and author or there may be “Content” questions with the title of the book supplied. Teams
may participate at local, district, regional, and state levels of competition.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue">New lists of sixteen titles for each level are compiled each year by the selection committee based on the ‘Criteria for the Selection of Titles.’ An attempt
is made to vary the titles chosen according to genre and difficulty so that readers may encounter a broad range of books.”<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue">This brochure explains a bit more and lists the books for this year’s battles:
<a href="http://oboblsta.pbworks.com/w/file/53200001/OBOB%20Brochure%202013.doc">
<span style="color:blue">http://oboblsta.pbworks.com/w/file/53200001/OBOB%20Brochure%202013.doc</span></a>.
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If you have more questions after exploring the resources above, I would recommend contacting someone on the OBOB committee. Elke Bruton, who works at the Oregon State Library, is the current chair of the committee.
<a href="mailto:elke.bruton@state.or.us"><span style="color:blue">elke.bruton@state.or.us</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue">Jen</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:blue"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue">Jennifer Maurer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue">School Library Consultant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue">Oregon State Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue">250 Winter Street NE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue">Salem, OR 97301<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue">503.378.5011<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue"><a href="mailto:jennifer.maurer@state.or.us"><span style="color:blue">jennifer.maurer@state.or.us</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue">OSLIS || <a href="www.oslis.org">
<span style="color:blue">www.oslis.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue">Learn to research. Research to learn.©<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> kids-lib-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us [mailto:kids-lib-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>mshafer@bakerlib.org<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 15, 2012 5:32 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> kids-lib@listsmart.osl.state.or.us<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [kids-lib] battle of the books<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Just asked by director to find out some info on battle of the books.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Let's just say ... I've heard of it... and that's about all!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">HELP!!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Any suggestions?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Melissa Shafer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Baker County Public Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Baker City, Oregon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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