At Prestwick House, we have a game we play in the Cafe that we call the Deathmatch Challenge - a single elimination bracket tournament to determine the truly elite in a number of categories, and we'd like to invite all of you blog readers to join us in the latest Deathmatch challenge-- The Literature March Madness Deathmatch Challenge 2009 of Doom!
Every day, we'll release two heads-up matches in the morning and two heads-up matches in the afternoon, and we're inviting teachers, students, employees, and friends of Prestwick House to post your votes in the comments section of the blog. The one with the most votes at the end of the voting period, after 24-hours, will be declared the winner and move on to the next round. So, get out the vote, invite your students to visit, and find out what book is the ultimate book in The Literature March Madness Deathmatch Challenge 2009 of Doom!
Check out the Complete Bracket to see where your favorite books fall, and who will be facing who in this ultimate challenge.
The first two matches are:
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| Romeo and Juliet | VS. | A Tale of Two Cities | ||
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| A Christmas Carol | VS. | Oedipus Rex |
CAST YOUR VOTE!
Post a comment in reply to this thread with your vote for Romeo and Juliet or A Tale of Two Cities and A Christmas Carol or Oedipus Rex.
Stay tuned-in to the Prestwick Cafe Blog to find out the results and who's up next!
Romeo & Juliet
ReplyDeleteA Chritsmas Carol
- JS
Romeo and Juliet is an obvious pick for a Shakespeare Geek like me, but the second one is tough... I'm going to have to go with A Christmas Carol
ReplyDeleteTale of Two Cities
ReplyDeleteA Christmas Carol
What can I say, I like Dickens.
JC
Romeo and Juliet and A Christmas Carol for me, please!
ReplyDeleteI must say, I am very disappointed. Where are Jane Eyre and Great Expectations? :p
ReplyDeleteA Tale of Two Cities
Oedipus Rex
Hmm... Never read A Tale Of Two Cities, so i'm gonna go for Romeo & Juliet and Oedipus Rex.
ReplyDeleteI'll toss my hat in there for "A Tale of Two Cities" and for "Oedipus Rex"
ReplyDeleteMy votes go to Romeo & Oedipus. Both contain themes that cross generations and classes.
ReplyDeleteCarol
"The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet" and "Oedipus Rex".
ReplyDeleteOnly a real nerd would think that literature could compare to March Madness. I mean, really, Literature Death Match? Of course, I must be a nerd, because I'm so stinkin' excited!
ReplyDeleteRomeo and Juliet & A Christmas Carol.
No contest! Tale of Two Cities and A Christmas Carol!
ReplyDelete--dg
"Romeo and Juliet" and "Oedipus Rex"
ReplyDeleteRomeo and Juliet
ReplyDeleteChristmas Carol
Romeo & Juliet and Oedipus
ReplyDeleteOkay, everyone round 1 of voting is over, and here are the results:
ReplyDeleteRomeo and Juliet - 9
Tale of Two Cities - 5
--Romeo and Juliet moves on to Round 2.
Christmas Carol - 7
Oedipus Rex - 6
--A Christmas Carol moves on to Round 2 with a narrow victory over the Greek drama.
A last-minute, under the wire vote has tied up the Oedipus vs. Christmas Carol Race -- Next Vote in Wins it!
ReplyDeleteWe'll lock up, R&J as the winner now, but you could be the one to push Scrooge or Oedipus into the winner's circle.
Oedipus the king will win the day!!
ReplyDelete(that's me voting for oediups btw)
So the winners of Part I are:
ReplyDeleteRomeo and Juliet
and
Oedipus Rex
Let's see how they fare in round 2.