Evaluateto judge orassess thevalue, quality,or importanceof something.explain yourreasoningand showyourcalculationsHow do youjustify youranswer in amathproblem?Yes, No,MaybeSoA strategyusing processof eliminationto determinean answerContextClueslooking at wordsAROUND theunknown phraseor word to getclues about themeaningIrrelevantinformation thatdoes NOTrelate to thetopic orquestion athandNon-biasedNoopinions,just factsLook at thecharacter'sactions,thoughts, andmotivationsHow toanalyze acharacterin a storyInterestingorImportant?A strategy toevaluate answeroptions as atrick answer orimportantanswerNarrativeCraftMovesNarrativetechniques thatmake yourwriting moreinteresting (Ex:simile, idiom)BreakDown theQuestionA strategy toannotate andunderstand atest questionSignificantimportant ormeaningful,especially in away that affectsthe outcome.PlagiarismUsingsomeoneelse's wordsand not givingthem creditWorksCitedPageA list ofsourcesused in anessayDirectQuoteThe author'sexact wordsin quotationmarksJustifygive reasonsor evidenceto support ananswer oropinionRelevantinformation thatis closelyconnected tothe topic orquestion beingdiscussedMainIdeawhat thearticle ismostlyaboutSummarizeto give a briefstatement ofthe mainpoints ofsomething.the results ordatacollected intheexperimentWhat wouldyou evaluatein a scienceexperiment?Text-Evidencefacts or detailsfrom a readingto support orprove ananswerReasoningAnexplanationwhy you usedthat text-evidenceClaiman opinion thatsomeonebelieves to betrue and can besupported withevidence.Analyzeto examinesomethingcarefully in orderto understand itbetter or to drawconclusions.In-textcitationAdding acitation tothe end ofa sentenceDetermineto find out orfigure outsomethingafter thinkingabout it.GraphicOrganizeran outline orplot diagramthat is usedto plan yourwritingParaphraseto restateinformationusing your ownwords, keepingthe originalmeaningResearchQuestionA questionthat isansweredthroughresearchInferenceto make aconclusion aboutthe reading usingtext evidence andbackgroundknowledge.TopicSentenceThe firstsentence of aparagraph thatsays what theparagraph willbe aboutThemeThe lifelesson ormoral ofthe storyEvaluateto judge orassess thevalue, quality,or importanceof something.explain yourreasoningand showyourcalculationsHow do youjustify youranswer in amathproblem?Yes, No,MaybeSoA strategyusing processof eliminationto determinean answerContextClueslooking at wordsAROUND theunknown phraseor word to getclues about themeaningIrrelevantinformation thatdoes NOTrelate to thetopic orquestion athandNon-biasedNoopinions,just factsLook at thecharacter'sactions,thoughts, andmotivationsHow toanalyze acharacterin a storyInterestingorImportant?A strategy toevaluate answeroptions as atrick answer orimportantanswerNarrativeCraftMovesNarrativetechniques thatmake yourwriting moreinteresting (Ex:simile, idiom)BreakDown theQuestionA strategy toannotate andunderstand atest questionSignificantimportant ormeaningful,especially in away that affectsthe outcome.PlagiarismUsingsomeoneelse's wordsand not givingthem creditWorksCitedPageA list ofsourcesused in anessayDirectQuoteThe author'sexact wordsin quotationmarksJustifygive reasonsor evidenceto support ananswer oropinionRelevantinformation thatis closelyconnected tothe topic orquestion beingdiscussedMainIdeawhat thearticle ismostlyaboutSummarizeto give a briefstatement ofthe mainpoints ofsomething.the results ordatacollected intheexperimentWhat wouldyou evaluatein a scienceexperiment?Text-Evidencefacts or detailsfrom a readingto support orprove ananswerReasoningAnexplanationwhy you usedthat text-evidenceClaiman opinion thatsomeonebelieves to betrue and can besupported withevidence.Analyzeto examinesomethingcarefully in orderto understand itbetter or to drawconclusions.In-textcitationAdding acitation tothe end ofa sentenceDetermineto find out orfigure outsomethingafter thinkingabout it.GraphicOrganizeran outline orplot diagramthat is usedto plan yourwritingParaphraseto restateinformationusing your ownwords, keepingthe originalmeaningResearchQuestionA questionthat isansweredthroughresearchInferenceto make aconclusion aboutthe reading usingtext evidence andbackgroundknowledge.TopicSentenceThe firstsentence of aparagraph thatsays what theparagraph willbe aboutThemeThe lifelesson ormoral ofthe story

Academic Vocabulary - 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. to judge or assess the value, quality, or importance of something.
    Evaluate
  2. How do you justify your answer in a math problem?
    explain your reasoning and show your calculations
  3. A strategy using process of elimination to determine an answer
    Yes, No, Maybe So
  4. looking at words AROUND the unknown phrase or word to get clues about the meaning
    Context Clues
  5. information that does NOT relate to the topic or question at hand
    Irrelevant
  6. No opinions, just facts
    Non-biased
  7. How to analyze a character in a story
    Look at the character's actions, thoughts, and motivations
  8. A strategy to evaluate answer options as a trick answer or important answer
    Interesting or Important?
  9. Narrative techniques that make your writing more interesting (Ex: simile, idiom)
    Narrative Craft Moves
  10. A strategy to annotate and understand a test question
    Break Down the Question
  11. important or meaningful, especially in a way that affects the outcome.
    Significant
  12. Using someone else's words and not giving them credit
    Plagiarism
  13. A list of sources used in an essay
    Works Cited Page
  14. The author's exact words in quotation marks
    Direct Quote
  15. give reasons or evidence to support an answer or opinion
    Justify
  16. information that is closely connected to the topic or question being discussed
    Relevant
  17. what the article is mostly about
    Main Idea
  18. to give a brief statement of the main points of something.
    Summarize
  19. What would you evaluate in a science experiment?
    the results or data collected in the experiment
  20. facts or details from a reading to support or prove an answer
    Text-Evidence
  21. An explanation why you used that text-evidence
    Reasoning
  22. an opinion that someone believes to be true and can be supported with evidence.
    Claim
  23. to examine something carefully in order to understand it better or to draw conclusions.
    Analyze
  24. Adding a citation to the end of a sentence
    In-text citation
  25. to find out or figure out something after thinking about it.
    Determine
  26. an outline or plot diagram that is used to plan your writing
    Graphic Organizer
  27. to restate information using your own words, keeping the original meaning
    Paraphrase
  28. A question that is answered through research
    Research Question
  29. to make a conclusion about the reading using text evidence and background knowledge.
    Inference
  30. The first sentence of a paragraph that says what the paragraph will be about
    Topic Sentence
  31. The life lesson or moral of the story
    Theme