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Frequently Asked Questions: This page contains answers to common questions of students and parents.
- How are local teams selected?
- Where do I register team names for the county contest by March ?
- What does a County Contest do?
- Who participates in the Reading Classic?
- Who goes to the Reading Classic Finals?
- What are the County procedures?
- Who writes the questions?
- Where are the book lists?
How are local teams selected? Selection of local teams is at the discretion of the school, or library
group, and is totally flexible. Team selection is not to exceed one team
per
each division per building, unless there are at least 75 students in a
division. Teams may have members from different grade levels. Suggestions
for team selection include:
-a mini classic within your school district
-written quizzes
-consult school and community media specialists to assist in
design for local selection
-consult with are E.S.U. staff development personnel or
county superintendent for suggestions or assistance
-oral questions for team competition with students able to
score individual points. Top scorers could comprise a team.
Class I Rural School Districts
Class I rural schools are encouraged to enter teams. Should a school
district not have four students for a division team they may combine with
another class I school to form teams.
Where do I register team names for the county contest by March ? Please register your five team members for all divisions.
Register names by Feb. 15, 2009 and send to the following:
-the Reading Classic Committee - Reading Classic
235 Hartley ST.
Lincoln NE 68521
AND -your county organizer_______
County Coordinators
Boyd County
Ruby Kaszor, Co. Supt., Box 136, Butte, NE 68722
Brown County
Sarah Good, 502 2nd St., P.O. Box 65, Ainsworth, NE 69210
Cherry County
Kate Fullerton, Cody-Kilgore Elem., Box 58, Maine and Iowa St.,Kilgore, NE
69216
Colfax County
Deanna Pokorny, RR 1 Box 22, Schyler, NE 68661
Gage County
Marjorie Brubaker, Box 108, Holmesville, NE 68370
Hamilton County
Kay Christenson, 619 M. St., Aurora, NE 68818
Holt County
Jan Taylor, Box 75, Stuart, NE 68780
Jefferson County
Sandra Stelling, County Supt. Office, 411 4th St., Fairbury, NE 68352
Keya Paha County
Nila Gierau, Co. Supt.,100 Courthouse Ln., Box 9, Springview, NE 68778
Lancaster County
Sylvia Yoder, 235 Hartley St., Lincoln, NE 68521
Pawnee County
Debbie Goossen, Box 74, Lewiston NE 68380
Polk County
Janelle Sander, Box 218, Shelby NE 68662
Red Willow County
Mary Lou Hansen, Republican Valley, Box 80A RR1, Indianola, NE 69034
Richardson County
Peggy Williams, RR1 Box 52, Brownville, NE 68321
Rock County
Kristie Camp, 202 Florence, St. Bassett, NE 68714
Saline County
Willis Luedke, Courthouse, P.O. Box 865, Wilbur, NE 68465
Seward County
Sylvia Yoder,Reading Classic, 235 Hartley St., Lincoln NE 68521
Thayer County
Jana Tietjen, 5910 Road M, Hebron NE 68370
What does a County Contest do? All local teams for each divisions shall compete at the county level with
the other teams from their county to qualify for the state competition to be
held on April 4, 2009. The date for the county competition will be March
20 or 21, or locally determined.
The county competition will be held at sites designated by the county
contact person. Members of the Nebraska Reading Council may be available at
each of the county sites the day of the competition. Questions for all
divisions for each county will be provided by the Nebraska Reading Council's
Classic Committee. Questions and procedures will be identical in all
counties. The team from each division with the greatest number of
accumulated team points at the county competition will be eligible for the
state competition. The team from each division with the second greatest
number of accumulated team points shall be designated as the alternate
team. Should the first team be unable to compete on April 4, 2009 in the
state competition, the alternate team will be the designated team to
participate.
Who participates in the Reading Classic? Participation
1. Any public, or private school, or library group in the State of Nebraska
may participate by entering.
2. FIVE students comprise a team, with any four participating at a given
time. (minimum should be at least 3 students)
3. Teams will represent the following divisions:
Division I 3rd and 4th grades
Division II 5th and 6th grades
Division III 7th, 8th, and 9th grades
4. Local teams are allowed to compete in the county competition to be held
March 20, or 21, 2009, or when it is locally determined at a designated site
in each county.
5. The top team from each division of each county will participate in the
State Reading Classic finals on April 4, 2009. The runner-up teams will be
alternates should the first place team need to default.
Who goes to the Reading Classic Finals? Team Selection for Reading Classic Finals
1. The first place winner for each division within a county shall be
eligible
to compete in the final competition. The names of the winning and second
place team members must be forwarded to the Reading Classic Committee at:
Reading Classic, 235 Hartley St., Lincoln NE 68521
Note: The second place or runner-up team will serve as an alternate should
the first place team be unable to compete.
2. The site for semi final competition is for Div. II and III and all
finals will be at the Fairbury School, on April 4, 2009
beginning with registration at 9:30 a.m. and contest at 9:45 a.m.
3. The semifinal round of competition will be written and the final round
between the two top semifinal teams will be oral and with buzzer. Teams
should prepare for both.
4. Each division will compete in a semifinal round to select the top two
teams for each division. The final round beginning at approximately 11:00
a.m. will be oral responses between the two teams that placed at the top of
each division during the semifinal competition.
What are the County procedures? County Contest Procedures
1. There will be 5 rounds of 10 questions in each round.
2. Each of ten questions will be read only once with 20 seconds allowed
after
each question for the team to write their responses (30 seconds for Div. I).
Teams should confer QUIETLY so other teams do not hear answers.
3. At the end of each round, three minutes will be allowed for the teams to
ask for questions repeated and/or responses changed.
4. Spelling doesn't have to be correct, just close enough for the scorers to
guess what is meant.
5. Answer sheets will be collected so that the scorers may begin scoring
while the next round begins.
6. The validity of team answers will be at the discretion of the teams until
the top team emerges.
7. The team with the most correct answers at the end of 5 rounds will
advance
to the state semifinal rounds. In the event of a tie, additional rounds of 5
questions each will be administered to the teams until the top team emerges.
8. No erasures will be allowed. If a team wishes to change an answer, they
must cross out the first answer and write the new answer.
9. Coaches will have 30 seconds maximum between rounds after the answer
sheets are collected to substitute a team member and/or coach their team.
10. Coaches may look at the response sheets at the end of the competition,
but they must be turned back into the judge and may not leave the
competition
area.
Who writes the questions? Solicitation of Questions from Students, Staff, and Community
Encourage your students staff and the community to submit questions. This
encourages reading as a family and community affair. Questions will become
the property of the Reading Classic Committee. The more questions submitted
from your district, the greater likelihood that students will be familiar
with some of the questions at the county and state competitions.
All questions must be submitted with information on the question form. This
includes the individual's name, school, the question clearly stated, and the
answer clearly documented. Please fill out the form completely as this
enables those preparing questions to do a better job verifying answers.
Please limit questions to 25 words or less.
1. Write only on one side of a form.
2. Please avoid author, and title questions. Higher level questions
concerning plot, theme, etc. are appreciated. Avoid multiple interpretation
questions. Verify questions with specific answers.
3. Questions will be eliminated if the form is not completed fully. List the
answer page numbers for verification, when page numbers are available.
4. Please verify and edit questions to be submitted.
For example:
Division I-Puss in Boots, which of the sons got to keep Puss?
answer: the youngest
Division II-Class Clown by Johanna Hurwitz, what bet did Cricket make with
Lucas?
answer: that he couldn't keep quiet for a whole year
Division III-The Brave, why didn't Sonny win the boxing title?
answer: He was disqualified for taking money for earlier boxing fights.
COACHES MUST VERIFY ACCURACY OF THE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS THAT ARE SENT IN.
Question Form
3-4 Div.I(circle)CurrentSower/Past GS/Caldecott/Favorite/Chairperson'sChoice
5-6 Div. II (circle) Current Sower/Past GS/Newbery/Favorite/Chairperson's
choice
7-9 Div. III (circle) Current Sower/ Past GS/ Newbery/ Favorite/
Chairperson's choice
Book title:
Question:
Answer:
Page number for answer:
School:
By February 1, 2009 send to: Reading Classic, 235 Hartley St., Lincoln NE
68521
Current Event Form
Current event source, date:
Question:
Answer:
School:
Circle: Division II(5-6) or Division III (7-9)
Send to: Reading Classic, 235 Hartley St., Lincoln NE 68521
Where are the book lists? In this website, on the home page, go to homework
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