The SGIS Battle of the Books (BoB) is now in its 18th year. The BOB is an exciting and fun reading incentive programme designed to encourage students to read quality literature. Grade 6 to 8 students can sign-up in teams of 3-4 to take part. Participation involves reading the assigned 8 books as a team and then competing against other internal and external teams by answering questions about the books. Many fun activities, such as creating team logos for T-shirts, book discussions, Kahoot quizzes, and a BOB Bootcamp, take place before the actual competition in March 2022.
The books are all recent publications and cover a variety of important current issues, different text formats and genres. The books are all candidates for the SGIS Cowbell Awards. Students will receive more information in grade-level meetings and in the English Language and Literature classes this week. Information can also be found on this LibGuide or from Gretha Wocke (GWocke@icsz.ch) and Zakir Hossain (ZHossain@icsz.ch), Secondary Librarians.
Important dates for the BoB 2021-22
Activity/Round | Date | Location |
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Launch | 25-29 October 2021 | Secondary Library |
Team/Individual Sign-up | 01-05 November 2021 | Online/Secondary Lib. |
Elimination | 17 February 2022 | Secondary Library |
ICS Semi-final | 03 March 2022 | Dance Studio |
Final | 09 March 2022 | Dance Studio |
BOB 2023 will be launched in November 2022! Meanwhile, vote for the Golden Cowbell Book Award