What are thestory's conflictsrevealing toyou as a truthabout life?What is thesetting of yourbook? Does theprotagonistenjoy living inthis setting?What symbols doesthe author use tocreate depth ofmeaning? What doothey represent, andhow doe they revealthe big ideas in thetext?Identifysomething acharacter didthat made youmad. Explain.What part ofthe plot do youbelieve youare currentlyreading?Identify a characterfrom your reading.What books wouldthis character haveon his/herbookshelf? Explain.Which locationin your bookwould you mostlike to visit? Tellus why!Choose a line from thepages you most recentlyread that revealsinformation about one ofthe main characters.What does the authorsay, and how does it helpyou better understandthe character?If you had to tradeplaces with one ofthe characters inthe book, whowould you choose,and why?What would youchange if youhad the power tochange one plotevent so far?Why?Who is tellingthe story? Howdoes thatperspective helpor hinder you asa reader?What'shappening inthe world of thisbook? Is this aworld you'd liketo step into?Which characterin the book wouldhave the mostinteresting real-life social mediaaccount? Why?What literarydevice(s) doesthe author liketo use? Givean example.Evaluate theauthor's style.What do youlove? Whatwould youchange?What doesthis text sayabout theworld?Explain.Find a beautifulsentence orpassage.Comment on it.Name a song thatwould appear onthe soundtrackfor this book if itwere made into amovie. Explain.What kinds ofproblems andsolutions arepresent in thestory?What hasconfused you, orsomething youhave wonderedabout, related toour book?What types ofcultural orsocietal issuesare present inthis text?Is thereanyone likeyou in thisbook?Explain.What is yourleast favoritetrait about theprotagonist?Explain.How is or hasone of thecharacters inyour novelchanged?What are thestory's conflictsrevealing toyou as a truthabout life?What is thesetting of yourbook? Does theprotagonistenjoy living inthis setting?What symbols doesthe author use tocreate depth ofmeaning? What doothey represent, andhow doe they revealthe big ideas in thetext?Identifysomething acharacter didthat made youmad. Explain.What part ofthe plot do youbelieve youare currentlyreading?Identify a characterfrom your reading.What books wouldthis character haveon his/herbookshelf? Explain.Which locationin your bookwould you mostlike to visit? Tellus why!Choose a line from thepages you most recentlyread that revealsinformation about one ofthe main characters.What does the authorsay, and how does it helpyou better understandthe character?If you had to tradeplaces with one ofthe characters inthe book, whowould you choose,and why?What would youchange if youhad the power tochange one plotevent so far?Why?Who is tellingthe story? Howdoes thatperspective helpor hinder you asa reader?What'shappening inthe world of thisbook? Is this aworld you'd liketo step into?Which characterin the book wouldhave the mostinteresting real-life social mediaaccount? Why?What literarydevice(s) doesthe author liketo use? Givean example.Evaluate theauthor's style.What do youlove? Whatwould youchange?What doesthis text sayabout theworld?Explain.Find a beautifulsentence orpassage.Comment on it.Name a song thatwould appear onthe soundtrackfor this book if itwere made into amovie. Explain.What kinds ofproblems andsolutions arepresent in thestory?What hasconfused you, orsomething youhave wonderedabout, related toour book?What types ofcultural orsocietal issuesare present inthis text?Is thereanyone likeyou in thisbook?Explain.What is yourleast favoritetrait about theprotagonist?Explain.How is or hasone of thecharacters inyour novelchanged?

Independent Reading - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. What are the story's conflicts revealing to you as a truth about life?
  2. What is the setting of your book? Does the protagonist enjoy living in this setting?
  3. What symbols does the author use to create depth of meaning? What doo they represent, and how doe they reveal the big ideas in the text?
  4. Identify something a character did that made you mad. Explain.
  5. What part of the plot do you believe you are currently reading?
  6. Identify a character from your reading. What books would this character have on his/her bookshelf? Explain.
  7. Which location in your book would you most like to visit? Tell us why!
  8. Choose a line from the pages you most recently read that reveals information about one of the main characters. What does the author say, and how does it help you better understand the character?
  9. If you had to trade places with one of the characters in the book, who would you choose, and why?
  10. What would you change if you had the power to change one plot event so far? Why?
  11. Who is telling the story? How does that perspective help or hinder you as a reader?
  12. What's happening in the world of this book? Is this a world you'd like to step into?
  13. Which character in the book would have the most interesting real-life social media account? Why?
  14. What literary device(s) does the author like to use? Give an example.
  15. Evaluate the author's style. What do you love? What would you change?
  16. What does this text say about the world? Explain.
  17. Find a beautiful sentence or passage. Comment on it.
  18. Name a song that would appear on the soundtrack for this book if it were made into a movie. Explain.
  19. What kinds of problems and solutions are present in the story?
  20. What has confused you, or something you have wondered about, related to our book?
  21. What types of cultural or societal issues are present in this text?
  22. Is there anyone like you in this book? Explain.
  23. What is your least favorite trait about the protagonist? Explain.
  24. How is or has one of the characters in your novel changed?