The 8th annual HS Battle of the Books will be February 19th, 2021.  Last year was a huge success and we hope you will join our team!  This year will look different than it has in the past.  Knowing that we may not be able to host a face to face competition, we have been thinking of ways that we could still have a fun day. 

Changes

• Adding an art component that would add points to your overall.  Each team will design an art component based on one of the books of their choice

• This could be a drawing, painting, sculpture, book trailer, spoken word, poem, digital design, rap, song, fashion piece, etc (literally anything that the team feels best represents a book)

• Rubric will be sent out and Worth up to  20 points 

• We will still be having the quiz bowl style competition (where a majority of the points will come from)

• Contingencies

• If it is safe to be face-to-face and in a large group: Traditional + the art component

• If we can’t have a large event, but we can be in small groups:  Traditional format BUT virtual via Team + art component

• If students aren’t in schools/ it isn’t safe to be in small groups: Eliminate traditional style and move to a format where students are competing to answer the most questions in certain amount of time + the art component

Want to join us? Start reading now! You can find many of these books already available at 705.library.nashville.org or www.limitlesslibraries.org We will be receiving three copies of every title in October. Simply email diane.chen@mnps.org to indicate your interest.