Academic Bowl Content Outline 2012-13

Last updated November 5, 2012

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IMPORTANT NOTICES

Note: While the Academic Bowl will cover many of the topics studied in school, specific questions will come from the areas listed below. Most study and reference materials are available here as PDF files and from your Academic Bowl advisor. Also see the Practice Questions & Resources page for additional general reference materials and to get an idea of the types of questions used in the tournament from other subject areas, such as math.

 

2012 – 2013 Academic Bowl Focus Questions:

First Three-Way Match:   WORLD WAR I

OPTIONAL  WWI  study sites:

OPTIONAL World War I Literature:

Ancient China

Geography – Asia

 

Second Three-Way Match:          World War II

OPTIONAL WW II study sites:

OPTIONAL World War II literature:

Ancient Egypt

Geography - Middle East, Mesopotania

Third Three-Way Match:   Cold War

OPTIONAL Cold War Literature -

Ancient Greece

Geography – Africa

ALL Two-Way Matches:

          World War I 

          World War II

          Cold War

Native American Cultures – North and South America

Geography – North and South America

QUESTIONS MAY ALSO BE FROM THE FOLLOWING:

General

Hands-on Practice

Many on the hands-on activities involve making towers and other structures out of rolled up newspaper in tight cylinders. You might want to practice at home to get familiar with this construction technique.

History    - European History

Sports - Boston Sports Teams

English

Geography

Our Communities

Math

Math questions will start out easy in the first match and get progressively harder until we've covered most of these challenges.

Formulas:

Conversions:

Sports Math

Pythagorean Theorem:

Multiplication Tables (and square roots):

Distance Rate and Time (D=RT)

Two Trains

Hands of a Clock Questions

Other Skills

Sample Problems:

 

Individually Recited Poetry (about 3%) TWO-WAY MATCHES ONLY

At the beginning of the table section of the two-way matches two students from each squad (from different schools) will have an opportunity to earn points for their squad by reciting certain memorized poems for the judges. This will happen as the rest of the team is working on other activities. The poems are (will be) listed below and must be recited exactly as they appear in this document. If you see any discrepancies between the version you are used to and this version, please let Ms. Hollenbeck know in advance. We encourage you to memorize these well in advance of the match and test yourself several times to make sure you have no mistakes. Poems are worth between 2 and 5 points, depending on length and difficulty. You may correct yourself or start over if necessary but you will only get 90 seconds once you start. Scoring: for every uncorrected mistake: subtract 1 point. Presentation should have excellent diction (with great clarity, paying particular attention to final consonants): and presentation (unhurried, natural, with confidence and understanding, not over-emphasizing the meter): Scoring summary:

  • A poem with no mistakes earns the maximum value: either 2, 3, 4 or 5 points.
  • 2 point poem with one mistake earns: 1 points. Two or more mistakes earn 0 points
  • 3 point poem with one mistake earns: 2 points, with two mistakes: 1 point. Three or more mistakes earn 0 points.
  • 4 point poem with one mistake earns: 3 points, with two mistakes: 2 points. With three mistakes: 1 point. With four more more mistakes: 0 points.
  • 5 point poem with one mistake earns: 4 points, with two mistakes: 3 points. With three mistakes: 2 points. With four mistakes: 1 point. WIth 5 more more mistakes: 0 points.

In addition, students will have the opportunity to create their own poems and be scored on the presentation of their created poem.  Students must submit poems to Ms. Hollenbeck before a Two-Way match.  Ms. Hollenbeck will decide how many points the poem has the potential to earn.  Students will be awarded points based on their presentation of the poem, (not on the merit of the poem).  The same scoring summary listed above will apply.  Only two students from each squad - from different schools - (at each Two-Way match) may earn points for their squad by reciting either their own poem or one of the poem selections provided.
  All Squads: Poem Selections for 2012-13

 

 

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