##VIDEO ID:SciEz_lLH3k## e comes on speak when you're done speaking you press the but e e e e e oh no Cole You're e e e princess you know e e e e e what's up when you're e e e e e e e e e e e started soon okay so just we're finalizing a couple things and then we'll get started okay all right all right stand by everyone in 10 98 5 Welcome to our gu re High School final battle my name is bronwin slack I'm the program coordinator for library media for penis County schools and I want to welcome our teams and students and sponsors that are here for today's battle I also want to recognize School Board chair Laura Hine who is in attendance with us today um we have a couple of things to go over before we start the battle I know you're ready to go and you've been waiting patiently so um I will now announce Ellen trescal to come up and she is our director of the office of student assignment thank you and welcome I'm just going to give a little bit history of how we got here um how this all started and then thank our sponsors as well so I wanted to extend a a welcome to you congratulations on making it to the finals um and I wanted to extend a thank you to our sponsors who helped make this event possible um the penel Education Foundation started this work in 2013 where they were really looking at how do boys do in reading and literacy and what can we do to sponsor teachers and students um as part of that in 2019 2020 we started the boys read with elementary schools um a lot of that work happens because of our sponsors so I want to thank the people who helped make it possible um that is the pelis Education Foundation we're lucky enough today to have representatives from the Sun Coast Credit Union we have um Raquel ryas and Jose Gava um with us so thank you very much um and as well as Trans America and Valley Bank um their dedication and education to literacy has truly made an impact so why you're here today so this work be began like I said in the year of 2020 and it was a creative way to spark a love of reading among boys by combining the thrill of competition with the joy of books so by tapping into the excitement of friendly rivalry this initiative challenges participants to Showcase your reading and comprehension skills across a diverse selection of books what started with a small competition of 10 schools has grown into something extraordinary in 2022 they expanded the competition to all elementary schools and last year student experiences library media team launched the guys read or as I've been hearing some of you call it men's read um this year the program is launching and going to new heights with the addition of guys re middle school competition and a huge Thanks goes out to bronin slack and her team for their passion and vision in transforming this program into what it is today an event that truly celebrates the power of reading so participants welcome we're excited to see you showcase your skills your creativity and teamwork this is your moment to shine and we wish you the best of as you immerse yourself in today's competition to the parents School sponsors and everyone cheering on the sign lines thank you for being a part of this day together let's celebrate the magic of books and the joy they bring to our lives here's to making this event Unforgettable good luck to all and let the battle [Applause] begin I just want to acknowledge that our superintendent Mr Kevin Hendrick is also here in attendance with us and I want to introduce our Game host who is Mr Keith Master rides he's our chief technology officer uh for pellis County schools and he's going to be leading this battle today all right well good morning my name is Keith M again I'm the chief technology officer for penel County Schools I'd like to welcome you to our guys re High School event we are really excited about this uh battle and before we begin again I'd like to thank School Board Mr hendrik Mrs Laura Hine our chair Mrs Kaine the all of school board our elt um also like to thank uh curriculum and instruction for making today possible this is so important uh this event when you think about there is a gap between our middle school and our boys specifically between our boys at the middle school level and the girls and high school and even Elementary School it starts there so it's important that we find ways to get our students engaged in reading and the more you read that's I know it's kind of cheesy right that's saying the more you read the more you know it's true so what we want to see you guys do is continue find that love for reading enjoy reading because it's it will move you on Beyond uh where you are I know that as a former High School principal when I look at our data many times it was at cloer high school I would push the kids that were struggling a little bit find books that they were interested in to get them to read to move them forward uh if they're in AP classes is important that you find those extra books that are related to the curriculum reading is just important so true the more more you read the more you know so again let's uh move on and begin our event guys readed is a collaborative effort and is supported by the office of student assignment the office of student experience our high school education department and the penis Education Foundation this program is tailored to provide engaging literacy experiences for guys in grades six to eight and also in the high school to close the gender gap initiative before we begin our battle I'd like to say again thank you and Welcome to our sponsors if you take a look at the board you'll see who all of our sponsors are and we really appreciate their support I'd also like to thank the lmts the administrators the teachers and staff everybody that's here the parents grandparents and Guardians let's go ahead and recognize our parents grandparents and Guardians for being here thank you very much so we're here today to have some fun we've worked hard and there there can only be one winner but we want all of our teams to have fun today for each question I will read the question and answer choices before your team can select the answer once the timer starts you will have 60 seconds to answer do not rush teams teams who take their time to answer correctly the first time get the most points so what I'm saying is don't just guess take your time make sure you're putting in the right answer there there are 12 questions in today's battle each team will get the opportunity to defend the correct answer one time with textual evidence and the opportunity to earn binus points I will let each team know when they will be asked to defend with their textual evidence I will model by providing textual evidence for the first two questions when providing your textual evidence please make sure to say the page number where the evidence is located the specific direct quote from the text as the evidence of the correct answer usually this is only one or two sentences long at the elementary level they wanted to read the entire page one or two sentences long we got it all right so that's it you will need to elaborate or explain what the why your evidence is correct make sure to pick the best evidence to support your answer there's only one correct piece of evidence for each question remember to work together take your time and have fun now who's ready to go are we ready to the battle all right again for the first two questions I will go ahead and read those all right here we go based on what we read in chapter 36 of the super teacher project from this report they gave me the Middle School questions you have the high school questions thank you all of you going what was that book based upon what we read on the first page of chapter 22 trials and tribulations of work with what you got we can conclude that seating racing came easily to Zion Zion had to work hard to get a good seated racing Z's training thus far had no prepared him for seating racing Zion was an expert at seated racing based on the amount of experience he had and you will have 60 seconds to select the correct answer I can't see that you're be giv [Music] [Music] [Music] 20 seconds [Music] all right time's up so the answer is seated racing came easily to Zion and if you were going for the extra points the bonus points you would say page 213 page 213 after the first paragraph three months I told him all right so we ready to go on to question two and as you can see I cannot read my eyesight isn't that great so they're moving it so that it's closer um to read them that's what happens when you get older ladies and gentlemen your eyes start to go I also heard that we have got some wrestling teams here so if we end up having to uh get a tiebreaker we're going to go ahead and pull the mat out in between and we'll just wrestle it out all right question two here we go and we could take a look at where we are so far and I guess they're going to restart the game on page 214 of work with what you got Zion's memory of his coach reveals that Zion prefers to train alone Zion is indifferent to his coach's advice Zion is resistant to feedback or Zion values his coach's guidance again you will have 60 seconds for the 100 points go 37 seconds 27 seconds all right so the correct answer is Zion values his coach's guidance number four and the way you would give the um the information to support it page 214 middle of the page as coach Donna Hugh taught us Champions are made when no one is watching and there were plenty of days that I went to the track and no one was watching all right so now that you've got an idea of the flow and how we're going to do it let's go ahead and review the how the the the process again for the first two questions I read them aloud you're going to read the question and answer choices allow the team to answer and then we're going to go ahead and provide that information are we good to go also want to take a moment and announce all of our teams I understand we've got St Pete high school here the book Anders the reading rades from Tarpon Springs High School the plank walkers from boaa high school the tornadoes from cloer high school the Cougars from Countryside High School East Lake guys Reed from East Lake High School chapter chariots from Lakewood High School the Hurricanes from Palm Harbor University High School the ridlers from Oola fundamental high school and the goats from seminal High School all right here we go so now we're going to move on to question number three you can see there how the teams are doing in chapter three of work with what you got on page 223 to 225 which phase which phrase best describes Zion's intention for discussing the impact on his book based upon the text to criticize the foster care system to encourage policy changes to marote his personal achievements or to highlight the challenges faced by foster children you have 60 seconds go [Music] [Music] 37 [Music] seconds 12 seconds all right so the correct answer is to highlight the challenges faced by foster children number four so now to get the extra bonus points the 25 points you need to provide your textual evidence we're going to be going in order the first team is St Pete high school so you will go ahead and give me the book page and your textual information page 223 I did so in part to bring attention to that failure in Ohio and across the country the media I thought had not done enough so that when foster kids spoke out about the system they were often ignored question three correct page 223 middle of the page great job you could have also wrote read the media I thought had not done enough so that when the foster kids spoke out about the system they were often ignored are we ready and there we are with our standings question four on page 227 of work with what you got which of the following phrases best capture Zion's feelings towards granny based on the text he is indifferent to Granny's opinions he resents Granny's influence on his life he feels disconnected from granny he cherishes the wisdom granny in parted you have 60 seconds go and we've got all of them answered the correct answer is four he cherishes the wisdom granny imparted okay so now we're moving on to the reading Renegades Tarpon Springs High School this is your opportunity to get 25 bonus points go ahead and provide your textual evidence page 227 at the top of the page the most important people in my life remain so that is correct page 227 you could also said I once asked what her what kept her going all these years and she said question number five let's take a look at the standings here we go based on what was read on page 209 and 210 a storm too soon which phrase best described the impact of the rescue had on JP's life it highlights his continued fear of the Seas it emphasizes his unchanged adventurous Spirit it focuses on his regret for the journey it illustrates his Newfound appreciation for Life 60 seconds on the clock go are you okay with me just kidding if they get the page right okay if they're getting the page yeah that's what I'm doing if they get the page right is you okay with that okay I just want to that afterwards are you okay with that rather than get the points okay you good with thatly W we're getting to the wire on this one force up there we go we got it and the correct answer is it illustrates his new found appreciation for life we are now going to the plank walkers from Boke sea high school please provide your textual evidence and the page in the uh page 2 209 at the bottom part of the first paragraph it says finally two years after the accident he decided to try counseling JP describes the next month as followed and um he gives in his own words um his experience close but incorrect page 210 at the top encountering death for the second time staring you in the eye to be reconciled that is your time to go he made me appreciate the little moments in life and we'll take a look at the standings and moving on to the next question question number six right bookaneers are still in the lead following by the reading raino R Renegades I I'm not pushing any buttons I'm the guy that's facilitating the button and it looks like it might have froze so while we have this momentary fre freeze I'd like to thank you all for being here and reading and continuing the the understand the importance of reading and I think I've already said that but that's okay the more times we hear it the better we understand it I think we're going to have to go into the wrestling in just a second all right little glitch and they're going have to restart the game but they've got a screens scor so it's okay okay they're having to restart the game but no worries we have a screenshot of the data and where you are so we'll be able to continue moving forward with that data it may not show exactly where you are on the screen but we're good oh we want them to go in order so that they're in the same okay to enter I'll go okay so you need to enter the code in order um so that we can reset the systems by team one team two yep you have to do that we took the screenshot of the points we're going to give them the answers for the first six right that was the first six and then we will start we're going to add we're get 100% up to that point and then we'll add scor together okay I think it's good enough to just simply say that we we've captured screen e e Ready set go and put the questions onet so we have to tell them the answer so here you go here you're going to tell all the schools to choose okay seated racing can easily design all right so so we've got the points properly we're going to go ahead and go through each question again um you need to for question one seated racing came easily design go ahead and click that one number one so pick number one yep we're gonna are you ready for question two right there we go so question one is number one C Racing came easily to Zion there you go question two Zion values his coach's guidance once it comes up once it comes up Zion values his coach's guidance Zion values his coach has got zence which is number two all right y'all are brilliant here we go question three look at that y'all are amazing we're definitely need a wrestling we might need to do that wrestling match yes question three the answer is to highlight the challenges faced by foster children which is number four yall knew that anyways I'm sure here we go question four he cherishes the wisdom granny imparted which is number one look how fast yall are number one all right there we go question five it illustrates his Newfound appreciation for life which is number two number five is two all right so now for number six we're to the round yep so now for number six we are back to round robin and here we go the question is on pages 91 a storm too soon which phrase best describes JP and Rudy's outlook on life they are different they're opposite they are identical they are similar you have 60 seconds go 38 seconds looks like we're not answering as quickly as you did on the last six a moment ago I wonder what happened it's great to see the dialogue though between [Music] teams so 17 [Music] seconds almost there five four three and all right the correct answer is they are opposite so clo or High School you are up so you need to provide your textual evidence to question number six right you want to pass yeah let's pass yeah I think we're good no okay wait were we hold on were we supposed to one suppos we go forward clor High School is next boaa high school went right so it's CL high school that's correct know what oh okay um is this on all right it's been on sir sorry about that all right do you have an answer yes we do actually all right I'm ready um uh from from Pages 209 to 20110 it shows how um uh how uh JD has a more appreciation for life and decides to uh spend it back at home and have the has his pressure moments well um Rudy decides to spend his time uh working with the Coast Guard and and helping out his efforts that's great but so can you read to me exactly the statement that you're utilizing for that on which page page 2 of 10 JD says encountering death for a second time staring you in the ey to be be recoiled that that is your time to go has made me appreciate the lilm and life mean meanwhile uh Rudy however meanwhile also on the same page Rudy says Rudy however wasn't going to sit iy through his retirement before the ill fated trip on the Seymour second nor has he become a couch pan after it he continued to travel and try new adventures and perhaps one day he will complete the transac crossing that is correct all right moving on to question seven take a look at the endings all right East Lake is in the lead but again don't forget the bonus points need to be added in how did Rudy mostly feel about sailing again after received counseling for posttraumatic stress disorder based upon what he read on pages 212 of the epilog a storm too soon Rudy felt emotionally detached from sailing Rudy was apprehensive about sailing again Rudy felt an enduring aspiration to sail again Rudy wanted to avoid the Atlantic all together 60 seconds on the clock go 42 seconds have a couple teams left [Music] 30 seconds no pressure [Music] and the correct answer is Rudy felt an enduring aspiration to sail again number three so we're now going to the Cougars Countryside go ahead and provide the page and your textual evidence so on page 20111 the sentence my desire to sail across the Atlantic is still there that is correct and the fastest response so far go cougar all right unless we count the first six moving along here we go and East Lake guys read is currently in the leag based on what we read in the epilogue a storm too soon on pages 212 2133 which phrase best describes why Nevada Smith commissioned star of Courage was it to honor his friend Drew for receiving the star of Courage where's visit to see the USCG award ceremony a painting of a rescue had been on his bucket list for a long time or to pay tribute to the courage shown during the S case 60 seconds on the clock go [Music] 39 seconds all right I see some excitement there some of the [Music] teams couple teams left two teams left to answer now we're down to two 7 Seconds six five four three and we've got them all the correct answer is to pay tribute to the courage shown during the SAR case number four it is now East Lake guys re opportunity to earn those 25 points so please provide the page and textual evidence at the end of page 12 uh 212 and the beginning of 213 it says um the picture depicts Jew surrounded by monstrous waves as Rudy is hoisted onto the helicopter showing their courage in like this dangerous situation that is correct all right let's take a look at the points where we are all right question nine based on the EV events of the pages 130 to 143 of Dune the graphic novel which phrase best describes yui and The Baron's actions against each other they're opposite they are different they're identical and they are similar and that's Huey by the way if you've seen read the books Huey and The Baron's actions against each other 6 seconds on the clock go [Music] [Music] 7 6 5 4 3 2 [Music] all right the correct answer is they are identical so here we go this goes to the chapter chariots Lakewood High School please provide the page and the textual evidence say we don't have uh respectfully we'd like to pass this one that is incorrect page 132 bottom of the page and the baron he will encounter a small tooth or page 136 top of the page so join her all right moving on to question number 10 well let's see how we're doing with the ranks and they've already moved on to the ranks to question 10 what does Paul's inner Dialogue on page 151 of Dune the graphic novel reveal about his feelings he feels completely confident he feels indifferent he feels revengeful he feels overwhelmed 60 seconds on the clock go 35 seconds looks like we've got one team left answer no pressure and the correct answer is four he feels overwhelmed Palm Harbor University High School Hurricanes it's your opportunity to provide textual evidence and the page number for 25 points okay on page 151 I love my father I should mourn him I should feel something I'll mourn him later when there's time that is correct all right click and let's take a look at standings all right question number 11 two left two left at the bottom of page5 in Dune the graphic novel which phrase best describes Jessica's reaction to Paul she is scared and anxious she feels angry with Leto she feels betrayed by her own emotions she feels angry with Paul 60 seconds go about 24 seconds left and we've got three four teams still three teams left answer 16 seconds on the clock 13 we have two left and looks like everybody's answered correct answer is three she feels betrayed by her own emotions okay Oola fundamental High School the rizzler this is your opportunity to provide textual evidence and the page number for 25 points no pressure on page 155 Jessica says useless waste of water and then she says Leto my Leto you got it correct all right still little excitement there from those Riz all right and there's our standings so far and the last question unless we have a tie and we know what we're going to do with the tie all right on page 156 to 161 of Dune the graphic novel Paul's abilities manifest as Clairvoyance telepathy precognition or all of these are correct 60 seconds on the clock go 39 seconds quite a few teams that haven't responded yet no pressure we going 15 seconds we've got three teams that haven't responded yet two teams that haven't responded [Music] yet and the correct answer answer is all of these are correct so seminal High School let's see if you live up to your name the goats please provide the textual evidence and the page number for the 25 bonus points the spice changes anyone who gets this much of it but thanks to you I could bring the change to Consciousness I can see it on page on page 158 sorry that's incorrect 161 right here if you had given only one evidence is required to prove one of the correct answers on page one page 156 uh precognition 159 in the middle of page to be sure to accept what I say or page 161 you're thinking I'm the kak hatak you would have received those 25 points and as we tally up the points we will have determine who our first second and third are so let's give us a moment unless we have a tie do we have a tie we're we're calculating so give us a moment y to determine the winner when we had that little glitch with the system so it may take a little longer there's an algebraic equation they have to use followed by um reciting it several times reviewing the internet utilizing co-pilot once we do all those things we should have an answer so just give us a moment but we would do want to take a moment and say congratulations and thank you again for all of you competing today this has been a lot of fun it's great to see you here it's great to see that you're reading uh please spread the word at your schools so that more schools can be involved next year also like to again thank the families for being here and our SP and our teachers and staff elt members of course and our school board chair she understands the importance of reading and we really appreciate the support I understand we do not have the medals here but we do have the the main Awards the medals are um stuck in the snowstorm up there in Kansas so as soon as uh that breaks we'll be able to get them down and we'll get them to your schools and let's see if we have a tally no pressure you have 60 seconds on the board to give us an answer did I thank you all for coming again did I do that just checking okay good all right all right thank you all for being here today it's greatly appreciated all right yes ma'am oh let's do that so who would like to share their favorite book and why but you won't get any extra bonus points all right we'll start with clo or high because the hand came up first could you say your name first and then tell us why tells a very true and endearing story about like three guys who are stuck in the middle oh sorry I didn't realize that was on it's all good all right this is all right it's basically so of course as always my my name is Zola our my favorite book stor too soon and it's because it's a true remarkable Survival Story that that basically shows perseverance through trouble in Times all right it's really fun excellent ah thank you sir thank you anyone else anyone anyone all right let's go back there if you could say your the name of your team Oola and who you are and your favorite book um my name is Ross bingh house we're with Alo the rers and then my favorite book is chop wood car water why is that your favorite book sir it's a very inspirational book and just by reading it you can learn many valuable life lessons all right I saw St Pete's High uh and they raised their hand go ahead and tell us what your favorite book is and why and who you are cool use of metaphors yes all right who who raised their hand Bas the basa High School go ahead and share uh girl all look at me like we didn't but go ahead anyways my name is Jonathan Kelly with basa and I thought we were choosing out of the three books so I'm going to say work with what you got because it's about a wrestler and I wrestle so I can relate to it so we're going to give so we're going to give him a question and they just answer that's it y got him y yep okay so don't don't announce say we have a tie for second and third yep for second third right so we do have a tie breaker here uh for second and third we're not going to wrestle like we talked about but we are going to give you one more question and it's the uh bookaneers from St Pete high school and the correct boaa High School the plank Walkers so you will have one additional question we're going to give you 60 seconds I'll read the question and then you'll answer it you you won't have to give um any textual evidence you're just simply answering it so here we go we're going to put the question on the board and we're going to give you a magic code so that you can enter and if that doesn't work then we'll go to the wrestle off not today use game code v wwp v wwp it looks like both teams are in so we'll be able to play the game here is your question Ready set go at the beginning of the abog of work with what you got which statement best describes Zion's update on granny based upon the text Granny is in poor health and can't do the things she used to enjoy granny is demoralized by the she has experienced with the generation she experienced granny is and sure of her faith granny is well respected in her community 57 seconds left clock is ticking no pressure for the two team oh we've got one answer we may have to go to another answer if both get it correct another question 40 seconds no pressure 20 seconds all right and the answer is Granny is well respected in her community and it looks like the bookaneers have won correct it's a tie so we had the bonus points in there so we're going to continue because it's a tie no nope they're not going to let you another chance let's see what they're going to do I'd give them another chance but you're in charge B third baners are in second okay you can announ your first place all righty so this wait second first all right the B well you know what first let's get our sponsors and um our our chair to come up because we're going to bring the teams up as we announce them and we're going to take a group picture so we're going to bring the third place team up right now the boaa high school so if you all come up so we can take the picture come on up let's congratulate them and the sponsors are they here yep let's get the the teacher the sponsor yes absolutely all right there they are and I'm going to get out the way all right smile for the picture all right congratulations you all great [Applause] job in second place St pet High School come on up the bookaneers and let's get their teacher sponsors to come up with them as well so we can take a picture uhoh all seniors all right we should have wrestled I heard that and in first place East Lake guys Reed come on up East Lake High School let's bring the sponsors up so we can recognize them as well and their teachers congratulations the dynamic duo beat everybody all right all right congratulations again to all the teams for competing today in this final battle let's give all of our teams a Round of Applause well [Applause] deserved thank you again to our schools families and sponsors for today's battle this concludes our guys read high school battle remember to read strong on your way out make sure you get your bags and your books we've got copies of those for you and there's some treats out there as well thank you again congratulations great event e --------- ##VIDEO ID:YSwjZ_qGYeY## e e e e e e e e e e e e e good afternoon and Welcome to our guys re Middle School final battle this is our first final battle for our middle school program so I want to welcome all of our teams our sponsors and our parents who are here I also want to recognize School Board chair Laura Hine as well as our executive director of middle school education Mrs Aaron Phelps are also in attendance with us this afternoon um we have a couple of things we want to share with everyone before we get the um game started so um next is going to come up Miss Ellen truskowski our director of the office of student assignment so welcome just out of curiosity how many of you have participated in the boy read before book battle a couple of you okay well welcome I'm most excited this year because I was a middle school teacher so I'm very excited that it's extended to Middle School this year so I am here to welcome you and then also welcome our host and then kind of get just an overview of how this whole program started so we want to extend the thanks to our sponsors who helped make this possible um it started with the pelis education foundation's work they were looking to see do boys score the same as girls and there is a gap between boys and girls with literacy so a lot of this work derived from that with that focus in mind one of the things they created was the boys read book battle so I wanted to recognize our sponsors who helped make this possible the pelis Education Foundation as well as we have Representatives today from Sun Coast Credit Union we have Jose gva and Raquel ryas so thank you so much for helping make this possible it's their dedication along with Trans America and Valley Bank that helped make this happen um so wanted to talk a little bit about when it started which was 2020 it started with 10 teams and it has grown from there um they basically were looking for a way to drive or create that spark of learning and a love of reading um by using competition um combined with the joy of books by tapping into the excitement of this rroy the initiative challenges participants to Showcase their reading comprehension skills across a diverse selection of books so what started as a small competition among 10 schools opened up in 2022 to all elementary schools um last year the student experiences library media service or team put took it and we had the first guys raid with high school and this year they saved the best for last and we now have a new guys read for middle school so welcome um to each of today's participants we're excited to see you showcase your skills creativity and teamwork this is your moment to shine we wish you the very best as you immerse yourself in today's competition to the parents School sponsors and everyone cheering on the sidelines thank you so much for being a part of this special day together let's celebrate the magic of books and the joy they bring to our lives here's to making this event Unforgettable good luck and let the battle begin our Game host for today is Mr Keith M rides he's our chief technology officer for pelis County schools good afternoon let's try that again good afternoon afterno that's much better my name again is Keith master I I'm the chief technology officer prior to being the chief technology officer I was a principal of a high school clorid high for many years and prior to that I taught reading at the middle school level so I could tell you that um reading is a Focus it's important it's great to see all of you here uh research shows that our our guys our boys don't read as much as the girls and as a result um they lag a little bit behind in when you compare the two it's great to see a program like this where we are getting boys excited or guys excited about reading and we're excited about doing this competition today so all of you read a few books and are ready to go Welcome to our guys read Middle School final battle congratulations to the schools who have made it to today's battle and are here to compete to determine our district winner for this year guys Reed is a collaborative effort and is suppored by the office of student assignment the office of student experience our middle school education department and the pelis Education Foundation this program is tailored to provide engaging literacy experiences for guys in grades six to8 as part of our District's closing the Gap gender initiative before we begin the battle I also wanted to say thank you to our community sponsors for supporting our program and if you see on the board you can see who they are I'd also like to take a moment and thank our parents grandparents and Guardians our teachers that are here today our administrators our media Specialists if I can get them to rise a moment let's congratulate them and say thank you for being here so please stand up all right greatly appreciate it I also like to thank our school board specifically our chair Mrs hin she understands the importance of reading Mr Hendrick our super intendent he's U also understands and and knows that we need to move our our students forward the entire executive leadership team and of course um teaching and learning specifically digital learning uh for making this happen today so we're going to go ahead and recognize our teams that have made it this far first up Shark Tank which is carwise Middle School let's give them Round of Applause the book Mark Blazers clue water fundamental Middle School all right East Lake Evolution the East Lake Middle School students the Phantoms Morgan Fitzgerald Middle [Applause] School the oste Middle School Chiefs let's give them a round of applause Panther Pride which is Palm Harbor Middle School TBR which is Thunderbirds Reed penel Park Middle School which I believe are the champions today Safety Harbor Seahawks which is Safety Harbor Middle [Music] School book Kings from seminal middle school and the Tarpon Springs Middle School Spartans let's give them all a round of [Applause] applause so I'm your host today so I'd like to go over a few things before we get started most importantly let's have some fun right we're here to enjoy it work as a team and let's really uh get into the game and and let's see who can win for each question I'm going to read the question and all the answers before your team can select an answer once the timer starts you will have 60 seconds to answer do not rush um you'll have plenty of time to to answer and just because you're the first team that answers doesn't mean you're going to get any extra points it's all about making sure that you get it right there are are 12 questions in today's battle each team will get the opportunity to vend the correct answer one time with textual evidence and the opportunity to earn bonus points I will let each team know when they will be asked to defend the with textual evidence I will model providing textual evidence for the first two questions so for the first two questions we will not do the textual evidence after that we'll be referring to the team so pay attention to how I do that so you get an idea of what you're going to do you're going to cite the page that it's uh where you you found the textual evidence and you're going to read a portion of that text there don't read the whole page Elementary read the whole page don't read the whole page just a piece that's connected to why you believe that that evidence why you believe that that is the most important piece okay we got that all right so here we go youall ready to battle yes all right let's do it and by the way if there's a tie we're going to have the team sing their book so get ready for that okay so you might want to practice some singing in between as we go all right are we ready for question number one yes Mrs bronan all right let's do it here we go and you will have again 60 seconds to answer all right thank you ready set go based on what we've read in chapter 36 of the super teacher project from this report we can mostly conclude that the government is not actively pursuing the aid act adic unit the adic unit made it to the New Jersey Turnpike the adic experiment is over or the experiment was a failure 60 seconds on the clock again take your time go we got two three teams that have answered so far no pressure four teams five teams six teams 30 seconds on the [Music] clock we've got three teams left four three teams left now two one Shark Tank 17 seconds oh time out go ahead it's not loading for you all right we'll pause a second can we get a a technology expert to take a look at their computer M bronwin where you where's bronwin at one second what's going on guys e and get ready to sing if there's tiebreaker today no pressure on that either just one of the books one of the two all right we'll take a second all right who's in charge of the technology around here I need to talk to that guy give it a second all right okay all of you log back in all right so go ahead yes and and we're GNA have somebody come around to assist you with that so let's just give it a second say go ahead and let him answer that question question again yeah that's good it's okay second chance all right whatever you want yeah okay yeah yeah yeah sounds good all right so we're getting logged back in should just be another moment or so you might want to look through your books again just to make sure you're good to go get a little extra seconds here for me just a second looks like we're getting most of the teams in and we'll go ahead and resume no pressure make sure you don't click out of it stay in it don't do anything to it until we tell you too many times that could trip it team three might need some assistance the hand was up are you guys good team three they don't know yep they need some help they'll get to you guys team three needs some assistance we're ready all right wait we got one team three see we have a principal in the uh audience I know he knows how to play some instruments and sing anybody want him to come up and sing a little bit Mr crowy you want to come up and sing from car now from clor or fundamental just checking okay next time you didn't bring your saxophone with you either did you that's that's all right oh that's right Miss K could sing for us and dance all right looks like uh Team two's got their hand up e appreciate everybody's patience as we work through this technological issue we should get it resolved shortly yall are doing a great job holding on appreciate all of you all right I know the Thunderbirds had returned uh they they were part of this uh breing initiative last year are there any other teams that are returning uh are there the rest of all first year all right sounds good so just the Thunderbirds are returning okay all right yes ma'am what e e e e e oh looks like we're ready they're going to start the game again what we're going to do to move it along is we're going to go ahead and provide the answer and you'll go ahead and enter that in the first question and then I'm going to give you that um textual evidence so I'm going to model it for the first two like I shared previously so you'll know what to do for the third one okay and we're going to go in order so shark tank would go first for the evidence followed by the next school and so forth all right okay so let's go ahead and start the game ready ready set set go so the correct answer is one the government is not actively pursuing the addict unit so that one number one so everybody should get it right right there you go all right and the textual evidence is page 289 top of the page project status on hold see I didn't have to read a lot I just had to read a couple words after that one sentence and that's enough so that was question one so we're going to go ahead and start of standing so everybody should be even don't worry we have we do have your points saved from the first time and we're going on to question two all right after reading chapter 36 confidential report in the super teacher project the one thing we will never know about the addict project is what the addict unit's real purpose was what the Department of Education found the addict unit how the addict unit escaped or where the addict unit ended up 60 seconds on the board go [Music] 47 seconds we have a few teams that have answered there we go looks like we've got one right so far two so far there you go we got one all right we have three teams still haven't answered there we go two teams that still haven't answered [Music] and 20 seconds left no and it looks like one team left 16 second it looks like everybody's answered right all right there we go and the correct answer is number one what the adex unit's real purpose was so the text I'm going to again model the answer page 228 top third of the page never before in the history of artificial intelligence has a robot conspired with the middle school students to act against all of its programming and throughout the plans it's designers had for it so you're going to cite the page where it is on the page and then read some of the text okay so we're moving on to question three and the Shark Tank will be the first team to do that here we go so you can see the standings and we're going to question three in chapter 37 of the super teacher Project based on what we read on pages 290 291 what word best describes the field hockey team's behavor towards coach addict loyal celebratory accepting or all of these are correct and 60 seconds on the board we're not down to 55 no rush all right see some celebrating out there oh look at all those teams that got it right that's exciting OH Close all right close looks like about 12 seconds left again you see I've got plenty of time to answer all right and the correct answer is all of these answers are correct so shark tank before you go because this one's a little different you only need to cite one of those three words okay and where you're getting the textual evidence okay so are you ready all right so when you're ready speak into the microphone loud and clear your page number and then give me the information and which word you're going to use no pressure for and by the way this is a 25 Point bonus if you get the answer right for each team 25 Point bonus if you get the answer right so team one are you all ready uh we talked about what a fantastic coach he was how nice how smart and how he inspired us and turned us into a true team so what page and what word uh page 291 okay loyal correct 25 points all right moving on to question four here we go we'll see the standings a moment so book Blazers you will be the next group to site okay question in chapter 37 of the super teacher project we learned that Rosalie knows who broke the championship trophy does not respect and is rude to Mr Perkins doesn't like her new home room teacher lies to principal cyote about Mr addict's Escape 60 seconds on the board [Music] go and we've got about 40 seconds on the board looks like about 14 teams haven't answered yet got a little time 30 seconds left 20 seconds left looks like we have two teams to answer almost there 7 Seconds six five four and we've got everybody answering and the correct answer is nose who broke the championship trophy number one okay so clo fundamental book Mark Blazers you need to cite your textual evidence so you're going to give me the page number where it is on the page and what uh textual evidence you're utilizing so on page 295 it states remember the old trophy the one that got stolen well somebody brought it back busted into pieces Nathan goes bright red the high school kids he blurts correct all right good job and let's take a look how we're doing with our standings it's a close race here ladies and gentlemen all right question number five on page 294 to 296 of the super teacher project rosal's final thoughts about Mr addict utili utilize which of the following literary devices anology symbolism personification or metaphor choose the right answer 60 seconds on the board [Music] so East Lake Evolution you'll be the ones that will get the textual evidence this time [Music] [Music] [Music] and we've got two teams left with about 10 seconds and looks like everybody's answered yes 3 seconds left all right so the correct answer is personification East Lake Evolution from East Lake Middle please cite the page we on the page and the textual evidence no pressure see some good collaboration happening there for the 25 Point bonus are youall ready e okay so we think it is um Can a pupil use the bathroom anytime we want or do we pupils have to get a hall pass what page page 295 I'm sorry that's incorrect page 296 top of the page I hope he's happy even though Mr Perkins doesn't think a machine can know what happy is okay let's take a look at the standings and let's move on to question number six so Morgan Fitz you will be the team that will be doing the next sighting and the epilogue of the super teacher project how do we know Mr adct cherished his time at bright Ling Middle School at bright Ling middle school he won another field hockey championship he chose to come back to Bright line his new allies he now sees himself as a person and not a robot and that's brightling brightling excuse me Middle School 6 seconds on the board now you got some extra seconds there [Music] [Music] about 18 seconds we've got two teams left to answer one more team 14 seconds 12 7 six 5 4 there we go two one and Out of Time the correct answer is new Alias new Alias number three so again question number six Morgan Fitzgerald Middle School our Phantoms please provide your textual evidence page number and information on page 297 it says my pupils deserve all all the credit said McLaren's new coach a young teacher named Nathan Oliver that is correct with the fastest answer so far today great job all right so aoli you'll be the next group providing textual evidence and you can see our standings and we're going on to question seven at the beginning of chapter 34 a wayward creatures Miss Andrew's actions are significant because she didn't care about gab's community service she wanted to honor Mr darling's purpose for calling the meeting she didn't like what Miss fers Fisher was saying she knew Gabe was calm and relaxed 60 seconds on the board good luck this must be a tough one got 29 seconds haven't seen any team's answer yet we go 25 there we go now we're moving 20 seconds [Music] 10 seconds two teams left one team left here we go two one and we are out of time all right the correct answer was she wanted to honor Mr darling's purpose for calling the meeting so now aola Middle School please provide the textual evidence give me the page number where it is on the page and what you believe the textual evidence is on page 283 it says Mr darling clears his throat and everyone in the room stops chitchatting miss Andrew said there was nothing to be nervous about but sitting in a circle with all these people again I'm nervous are you nervous today are you guys nervous that is correct all right good job aola so Panther Pride you're up next for the textual evidence take a look at our standings question number eight by the end of chapter 33 Wayward creatures which word best describes will leader Menace follower or pest 60 seconds on the board good luck looks like we about seven teams that haven't answered yet there we go one two three four five teams 28 seconds on the board leader Menace follower or pest 19 [Music] seconds 10 seconds no pressure it looks like everybody one team there we go well look at that everyone got it right great job and the correct answer was leader so for question number eight Palm Harbor Middle Panther Pride please give us the page number and the textual evidence all right Panthers do you have an answer Panther Pride we good to go okay uh I take the meat swallow it down then race toward the B biker ring runs uh this more than anything tells me I'm home and there's no place else i' rather be what page uh page wait this is page page 282 uh page 282 I'm sorry that's not correct page 280 bottom the third page father licks Fern then bows his head to me lead the way okay let's take a look at the standings moving on to question nine and that will be the trail uh Thunderbird readers from penel Park Middle you'll be the ones to see if you can get those 25 points in chapter 34 of wayward creatures how do gab's feelings compare to the first time he had a meeting with the center they're opposite they're similar they're different they're identical 60 seconds on the clock good luck with question n [Music] [Music] looks like we've got about four teams left 30 seconds on the board here we go three teams left two teams left almost there 17 seconds left all right so the correct answer is they are opposite they are opposite so pelis Park Middle now is your chance to earn 25 bonus points please provide the page number and textual evidence for Thunderbirds do you have an answer a lot of thought going into that through the process I've learned to consider consequences I've learned to take moment and think what's the worst that could happen can you site the page page 284 I'm sorry it's page 286 it's word reming how awful and cold this room felt the first time I came in here now it's just a room full of people who cared enough to make me care let's take a look at the standings we still have a close race ladies and gentlemen moving on to question 10 Safety Harbor Middle you will be the next group for the textual evidence based on what we read on chapter 27 on pages 279 to 281 and 284 to 285 of wayward creatures real and Gabe would most likely agree that they were glad the whole ordeal was finally over they were happy to be home with their families they knew life would go back to normal they benefited from the fire in surprising ways 60 seconds on the board and go for [Music] [Music] about 20 seconds left we have three teams that haven't answered so we're close this one's a little bit of a tougher question it looks like 10 seconds four three okay looks like we've got everybody answering and the correct answer is they benefit from the fire in surprising ways okay so for for question 10 because we have R and Gabe you only have to provide textual information for one of the two just like we did the question earlier so you need to give me textual information for real or Gabe so you need to site the page and the text that you believe supports that Safety Harbor Middle are you ready Seahawks do you have an answer it's okay we have two more hours before the school day gets out no no pressure you guys good for Safety Harbor are we ready I'll pick one of them it's okay uh okay so I think I found the answer the state the page and which character what what I guess I've learned everything that's not just thinking about what I'm doing but what I want but how I'm doing affects other people and animals and plants everything on page 285 and was that Gabe or real Gabe correct got the answer good job all right book Kings from seminal middle you will be the next team to provide textual evidence look at the standings and here we go question 11 two to go based on our text on page 285 in chapter 34 of wed creatures which sentence best describes Gabe's feelings at the conclusion of the meeting he feels angry with those that did not forgive him he feels misunderstood feels at peace he feels justified in his actions 60 seconds on the board good luck [Music] what about 25 seconds remaining we've got four teams that need to respond getting there almost there one team left looks like everybody's responded still a little time on the clock want to try again all right and the correct answer is he feels at peace and look at that again we got everybody got it right good job so seal middle please provide your textual evidence and page number I'll give you a hint there only one page you've got um it's on page 285 it says some don't think that's okay no never mind it says but the people who don't say talk about seeing me on the news they say they're proud of me so close I'm sorry the correct answer is I'm sorry for what I did but I also feel really good about everything else I've done since then you guys were close but Incorrect and there's the standings still anybody's game based on this last question number 12 but that was a good good job in chapter 34 of wayward creatures on page 286 the author uses what literary device to convey information about weather personification for shattering hyper booil or alliteration 60 seconds on the clock good luck and Spartans you will be the last team to provide textual evidence for us today tarp Springs Middle for this question last question of the day remember if we have a tie someone's singing so let's get ready first three chapters of the book and the correct answer is hyper booil number three we're close to everybody getting it right good job so give us a moment to tally the scores and we will let you know who our top three teams are oh you are so right we need to give the 25 bonus points I apologize look at me okay Tarpon Springs no pressure please cite the page number and the textual evidence I apologize about that on the bottom of page 286 it says the wind off the lake is making the cold like a thousand times worse that is correct for the 25 points all right so we'll go ahead now and tally the scores to determine our top three everybody did a great job let's give them a round of applause awesome awesome job really proud of you it's important that we read take your time to read the more you read the more you know so we're going to ask while we're doing the tally let's get our um sponsors and um officials to come on up Mrs hin our Schoolboard chair is here today we're going to take some pictures with each team and Miss Phelps come on up good job thanks for being it's a very difficult calculation they have to use algebra geometry and then they put it into co-pilot and after that they put it on Facebook to get a a survey and once that's done we'll have the score so let's just give us a second do you believe me I wouldn't either but what an amazing game proud of each and every one of you that was great today even with the little error we had at the beginning with the technology y all did it fantastic make sure on the way out that you get your books and everybody's got a bag today um for as well yep all right again congratul ation to everybody in third place please come forward when I call your name CL fundamental The Bookmark Blazers come on [Applause] up um that's I'm looking I'm looking give me a second you're Good's Phantoms um Morgan FZ yes and let's get our our principal principal and teachers please come up T principals teachers sponsors let's come on up you all deserve to be in the picture that's great we appreciate you being here thank you for supporting these wonderful ladies and gentlemen all right very [Music] proud all right y look great congratulations in second place Shark Tank Car Wise Middle come on up also we have our teachers and sponsors administrators here from the school let's get them up as well to take the picture very proud great great job [Music] [Applause] and in first place the Phantoms Morgan Fitzgerald Middle School all [Applause] right let's get their picture again if we have the teachers and sponsors here come on up so we can take a picture with you teachers and sponsors let's do that as well all [Music] right all right let's take the picture good job you guys proud of the [Applause] Phantoms all right good job y'all great job congratulations hey all right once again congratulations to all of our teams who are competing today in this final battle thank you again to our schools families and sponsors this concludes guys reads Middle School Battle remember to read strong and don't forget to get your books and your bag on the way out great job thank you very much this ends our event