The SGIS Battle of the Books (BoB) is now in its 20th 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 7 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 2024.
The books are all recent publications and cover a variety of important current issues, different text formats and genres. Most of the books are candidates for the SGIS Cowbell Awards. Students will receive more information in grade-level meetings and in grade level assemblies and English Language and Literature classes over the coming weeks. Information can also be found on this LibGuide or from Gretha Wocke (gwocke@icsz.ch), Anne Labussiere (alabussiere@icsz.ch) and Zakir Hossain (zhossain@icsz.ch), Secondary Library team.
Important dates for the BoB 2023-24
Activity/Round | Date | Location |
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Launch | 10 November 2023 | Secondary Library |
Team/Individual Sign-up | 6 Nov - 17 Nov 2023 | Online/Secondary Lib. |
Elimination | 28 February 2024 | Secondary Library |
ICS Semi-final | 6 March 2024 | Primary Atrium |
Final | 12 March 2024 | ISZL |
Various ways to access BoB titles