Battle Questions SIgnup

A reminder that we need 10-15 questions per book written.  The first 2 books have been taken and questions are done.  Wouldn't it be nice to check that off your list?  Email them to me and I will keep a master list for battle day.  Hint - if your children are capable, have them help you write questions.  What a great way for them to review!  

Half of your questions should be in the "book as the answer" format and half should be in the "factual questions about the book" format.

Examples: Book as the answer
In which book, does a boy think he will be hiding out in the woods but finds out he will be hiding in a public library instead?  From the Mixed up Files of Mrs. Basil E Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg
Factual questions about the book
In Anne of Green Gables, where does Anne go to teachers college?  Queen’s

Taken

James and the Giant Peach (Bettencourt) - submitted!
The All-of-a-Kind Family (Vitali) - submitted!

My Father’s Dragon  (Smith)- - submitted!
The Trumpet of the Swan  (Smith) - submitted!

Understood Betsy (Wiersma) - submitted!

The Great Brain (Kenney) - submitted!
The Little Prince (Kenney) - submitted!
The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell by Chris Colfer (Adili) - - submitted!

The Boxcar Children  (Cook) - submitted!
The Hobbit (Smith) - submitted!


Five Children and It (Hammond)

Because of Winn-Dixie (Ramlogen)
Hatchet (Ramlogen)
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (Jansen)

Still need questions written:

Amos Fortune, Free Man by Elizabeth Yates 
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
The Giver by Lois Lowry
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Stowaway by Karen Hesse

Book club - Because of Winn-Dixie - Jan 30

Those who have expressed an interested in the book club already know this...

We moved our book club to Jan 30 (Friday) from 12-2 at Harper's house (the hostess and organizer).

We are at 1334 Cambridge Dr, just 10 minutes east of the Y.  Cambridge is off of Cairncroft which is off Lakeshore.

We will do lunch and crafts from 12 - 12:45 ish, then do a book discussion afterwards.

Families currently signed up to attend - Wiersma, Firth, Ramlogen, Hammond, Wilson, Vitali.  Am I missing anyone?

January Update - Battle date, question writing, book club and more

A few thoughts:

1.  I am trying to finalize the date for the Battle.  I am thinking of May 7, before the Victoria Day holiday and before people get too much summer on their mind.  Please let me know if you have any issues with that date.  A backup date I was thinking would be May 21, after the holiday.

2.  I am excited to hear that many kids have been reading and that some of the books have been loved.  If there's a book that your child doesn't enjoy, it's OK to drop and move onto something else on the list.  Hopefully there will be someone on your team who will gravitate to that title.

3.  It would be great to start writing questions.  If each parent would take a book and write 10-15 questions.  Let's say 1/2 of the questions should have the book/title as the answer, and 1/2 should be factual questions about a known book.   Here are some sample questions that were given to me.  I would not try to make them too tricky - we want to reward reading of the book.   Please let me know which book you are volunteering for.  You can email me the questions and I will prepare them into a big doc for the battle day. v

Book as the answer

In which book does a girl not want to go out at night because she is afraid of a haunted wood? Anne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryIn which book, does a character give up a boat in favour of a caravan?  Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame

In which book, does a boy think he will be hiding out in the woods but finds out he will be hiding in a building instead?  From the Mixed up Files of Mrs. Basil E Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg

In which book, does a girl not want to leave her red boots in the mud?  Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary

Factual questions about the book

In Anne of Green Gables, where does Anne go to teachers college?  Queen’s

In Dog Days, what did Rodrick write in his Dad’s day planner?  “Sell Greg”

In Tom’s Midnight Garden, what is the only thing Hatty and Tom argue about?  Who is a ghost

In The Calder Game, which teacher do the children prefer?  Miss Hussey


4.  We still are on for the January book club for Because of Winn-Dixie.  Harper is organizing it and has a ton of activities.  For those who are interested, how does Friday, Jan 23, work?  We could meet here noonish (shouldn't be too hard for those coming after swim) and we'll have some food, activities, and a bit of discussion.  Let me know if you are interested and if that date works.