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    • The Reader Profile
  • Community Resources
    • Research Databases and Other Resources
  • Literacy Initiatives
    • Elementary Literacy Initiatives
      • Reading Challenges
      • Fall Literacy Day--Cozy Up With a Book
      • Reading Under the Stars
      • Christmas in the Library
      • Spring Literacy Day
      • Battle of the Books: Gain Knowledge
      • Elementary Library Week
    • Secondary Literacy Initiatives
      • Secondary Library NovelQuest
      • Monthly Library Activities
      • Secondary Library Week
      • Battle of the Books
    • Morning Calm Award: Think Critically
  • Programme Culminating Projects
    • MYP Personal Project
    • DP Extended Essay
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BATTLE OF THE BOOKS

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TCIS Catalogues

Read Books.  Do Battle.

Battle of the Books is a fun, academic-based trivia competition that tests students’ book knowledge.  Students who participate enhance their literacy skills and read from a variety of book genres.  They practice skills, such as identifying setting, character, plot, problem, goal, and resolution and also working with higher level language techniques like summarizing and inferencing.

Each year, TCIS is represented by two teams of 4th/5th grade students.   In some cases, 3rd graders are asked to participate, as well.  Team members read books from a list of 10 chosen titles, including the current Morning Calm Medal chapter book nominees.

Our students work hard to compete against the other Korean International Schools. 
Not only do we have a great time and learn a lot, we have also been very proud
of our success each year.


  • 2018-Team 1 placed 3rd; Team 2 did not place
  • 2019-Team 1 placed 3rd; Team 2 did not place
  •  2020-competition was cancelled due to COVID19 
  • 2021-(virtual competition)-Team 1: 3rd Place; Team 2: 1st Place
  • 2022-(virtual competition)-Team 1: 3rd Place; Team 2: 2nd Place
  • 2023-Team 1 did not place; Team 2 placed 1st

Battle of the Books 2023

Morning Calm Books:

Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun
 
by Tolá Okogwu

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Singing with Elephants by Margarita Engle

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The Academy by T.Z Layton

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A Rover's Story by Jasmine Warga

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The Last Mapmaker by Christina Soontornvat

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Buddy Books:

Announced before Winter Break

TCIS Battle of the Books Competition Through the Years:

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