2. Spurred by Passion,
Anger, Love and
Tragedy, They Took a
Stand and Made the
World a Better Place

3. The Cowardly Lion…
All he wanted was courage

5. “I learned that
courage was not the
absence of fear, but
the triumph over it.
The brave man is not
he who does not feel
afraid, but he who
conquers that fear.”
Nelson Mandela

6. “Reading is the spark.”

7. The Competition

8. How Does It Work?
• Reading teams are made up of students
from Grades 6-12
• Each Team has 2 advisors

9. When will teams meet?
• Teams will meet 2 times per week on
Saturdays and Wednesdays
– From: 9:15-9:35
• On these days, you will have an extended
break after lunch instead of advisory
• The Book Bowl will last for 6 weeks
– From Nov. 7 – Dec. 22

10. • You choose which books you want to read
• But teams must read all the books so you
can answer the questions in the
competition
• You can earn extra points by creating
Projects
• Winning teams win a Pizza & Bowling Trip

11. Team Strategy

12. Team Strategy
• During your 1st meeting today, decide:
– A Team name
– Who will read each book (this is important!)
– Choose books that interest you and are at your
reading level
– Brainstorm ways to remember the plot,
characters and setting of the books
– Create a Timeline for reading the books
– Make some Creative Projects to earn points

13. Creative Projects

14. Book Bowl Projects
• Individual Projects must be linked to the
books
• Types of Projects :
– Bookmark
– Book Jacket
– Poem
– Letter

15. ‫القضاء على الفقر المدقع‬ ‫تحقيق تعميم التعليم االبتدائي‬ ‫تعزيز المساواة بين‬ ‫تخفيض معدل وفيات الطفل‬
‫والجوع‬ ‫الجنسين‬
‫.‪The UN Millennium Development Goals‬‬
‫.‪We are KAUST – Be Part of the Change‬‬
‫تحسين الصحة النفاسية‬ ‫كفالة االستدامة البيئية مكافحة فيروس المناعة البشرية‬ ‫إقامة شراكة عالمية‬

33. Many Thanks!
• Mr. Norseth for reading “Freak the Mighty”
• Mr. Evans for reading “Life of Pi”
• Mr. Davis for reading “Rules”
• Ms. Park for reading “Island of the Blue Dolphin”
• Ms. Davis for reading “Drums, Girls and Dangerous Pie”
• Ms. Malone for reading “City of Ember”
• Ms. Evans for reading “Tale of Despereaux”
• Mr. Williams for reading “Wringer”
• Ms. Osborne for reading “The Circuit”
• Mr. Zebian and Mrs. Englart for reading “Habibi”
• Ms. Pagels for reading “Esperanza Rising”
• Ms. Weiler and Ms. Wilkinson for reading “Letters from Rifka”
• Mr. Tennis, Mr. E and Mrs. Badri for reading “My Side of the Mountain”
• Mr. White for reading “The Cay”
• Mr. Ellis for reading “Touching Spirit Bear”
• Dr. Swann and Mr. Devonshire for reading “Call it Courage”

34. This could be you!

35. Book Bowl Groups will meet at this time