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Book Bracket 2019 – Final Four Results

Book Bracket 2019 – Final Four Results

Posted on April 11, 2019March 16, 2020Author Benjamin WoodcockPosted in Book BracketLeave a Reply

Voting for Book Bracket 2019’s Final Four is complete! Check out the results and punny announcement for the winners and losers below. Monday, April 8 High School Favorites vs. Nonfiction Defeat (v)  – exactly what the Oxford English Dictionary did to Harry Potter. (1) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone – 41 (1) The Oxford…

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Book Bracket 2019 – Elite Eight Results

Book Bracket 2019 – Elite Eight Results

Posted on April 8, 2019March 16, 2020Author Benjamin WoodcockPosted in Book BracketLeave a Reply

Voting for Book Bracket 2019’s Elite Eight is complete! Check out the results and punny announcements for each day’s winners and losers below. High School Favorites Region Wednesday, March 27 Hermione and Katniss battled it out, but Harry’s bff was stronger. 51 points for Gryffindor! (1) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone – 51 (2)…

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Book Bracket 2019 – Sweet 16 Results

Book Bracket 2019 – Sweet 16 Results

Posted on March 27, 2019March 16, 2020Author Benjamin WoodcockPosted in Book BracketLeave a Reply

Voting for Book Bracket 2019’s Sweet 16 is complete! Check out the results and punny announcements for each day’s winners and losers below. High School Favorites Region Monday, March 25 There was no fault in Harry’s stars. 58 points for Gryffindor! (1) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone – 58 (4) The Fault in Our…

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Book Bracket 2019 – 1st Round Results

Book Bracket 2019 – 1st Round Results

Posted on March 25, 2019March 16, 2020Author Benjamin WoodcockPosted in Book BracketLeave a Reply

The first round of voting for Book Bracket 2019 is complete! Check out the results and punny announcements for each day’s winners and losers below. High School Favorites Region Thursday, March 14 – The kite runner was struck down by the stars. John Green moves on. (4) The Fault in Our Stars – 44 (5)…

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Book Bracket – Daily Voting

Posted on March 17, 2019March 17, 2019Author Benjamin WoodcockPosted in Book Bracket4 Replies

The results of Book Bracket each year are determined by students in a daily voting activity. Based on which way you want students to vote each day, it can take up a few minutes to up to ten. In the past, I have had students conduct their voting in multiple ways. Here is a breakdown…

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Book Bracket – Selection Committee

Posted on March 10, 2019March 2, 2020Author Benjamin WoodcockPosted in Book Bracket8 Replies

The most frequently asked question about Book Bracket is how do I come up with the books that are involved and their seeds. The short answer is simple – student choice. The long answer is the following post – the Selection Committee. Book Bracket is all about celebrating March is Reading Month and March Madness,…

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Book Bracket – An Overview

Posted on March 9, 2019March 17, 2019Author Benjamin WoodcockPosted in Book Bracket8 Replies

March is here, which means two of my favorite celebrations are happening – March is Reading Month and March Madness. Both of these are celebrated in my classroom which a student-driven activity that is entering it’s fifth year – Book Bracket. Book Bracket is a March Madness style single elimination bracket made up of books…

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Book Bracket 2016 – Final Four

Posted on March 31, 2016June 2, 2019Author Benjamin WoodcockPosted in Book BracketLeave a Reply

After a few weeks of voting, the Final Four of Book Bracket 2016 has been determined! Here are the match up’s: (1) The Hunger Games vs. (4) The Outsiders (4) The Bible vs. (2) Green Eggs and Ham Students will be voting on the Final Four on Thursday, March 31 and the Championship vote will…

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Book Bracket 2016 – The Reveal

Posted on March 7, 2016June 2, 2019Author Benjamin WoodcockPosted in Book Bracket1 Reply

Beginning this week, a majority of the student body will be participating in a school-wide book-related initiative known as Book Bracket 2016 or #BookBracket2016. Book Bracket was created in an effort to combine March is Reading Month with the NCAA’s March Madness. A total of 200 students from grades 6-12 participated as members of the…

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