Book Assignment

At the Kick Off Meeting, discuss the book titles as a team so you can determine if some students have previously read any of the books. Make note so you can assign them books that are new to them. Students who have previously read a book can act as a BONUS expert for that book!

Please keep in mind that some students may want to read all the books and some may only want to read their assigned books. The goal is to prepare for the Final Battle by discussing ALL the books at your team meetings as a team effort. 

When assigning books for each month's meeting, please try to consider the length of books. Students may be excited to read the longer books at the beginning of the program or over a school vacation week. You may want to alternate with a longer book one month and a shorter book the next month. If you are assigning two books to each student per month, you may want to assign a shorter and longer book together. The book lists include the number of pages for your reference. 

EXAMPLES OF BOOK ASSIGNMENT

Each team decides how to divide the books so you have multiple experts for each book. Below are some examples of how to assign books so that each team member is an expert on a few books with a six person team. 

Each team member reads two books for each meeting (6 team members, 4 meetings). 

Meeting #1
Book #1 - Students 1, 2, 3, 4
Book #2 - Students 5, 6, 1, 2
Book #3 - Students 3, 4, 5, 6

Meeting #2
Book #4 - Students 2, 3, 4, 5
Book #5 - Students 6, 1, 2, 3
Book #6 - Students 4, 5, 6, 1

Meeting #3
Book #7 - Students 3, 4, 5, 6
Book #8  - Students 1, 2, 3, 4
Book #9 - Students 5, 6, 1, 2

Meeting #4
Book #10 - Students 4, 5, 6, 1
Book #11 - Students 2, 3, 4, 5
Book #12 - Students 6, 1, 2, 3

Each team member reads ONE book for each meeting (6 team members, 4 meetings).
Meeting #1
Book #1 - Students 1, 2
Book #2 - Students 3, 4
Book #3 - Students 5, 6

Meeting #2
Book #4 - Students 1, 6
Book #5 - Students 5, 4
Book #6 - Students 2, 3

Meeting #3
Book #7 - Students 2, 6
Book #8  - Students 1, 5
Book #9 - Students 3, 4

Meeting #4
Book #10 - Students 1, 2
Book #11 - Students 3, 5
Book #12 - Students 4, 6