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

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