(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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"The author's goal in this chapter seemed to be (this)."
"I agree with what my classmate (name) said about (this), because (that)."
(Point out a specific word choice the author made and share your thoughts on why he made that choice)
"I thought this quotation was interesting (read quotation). What do you all think?"
"I disagree with the author about (this)."
"Thank you for saying that, classmate's name."
(Want to say something, but wait a minute or two to give someone else a turn to speak)
"I didn't like when the author did (this)."
"I understand what (classmate's name) thought about (this), but I actually thought (that). What do you all think?"
(Share how a classmate's comment made you change your mind)
"The author seems to think (this) is important. Why do you think that is?"
"Based on this chapter, the expedition seems like (this). For example, (specific detail from text."
"I didn't understand (this), what did you all think about it?"
"Based on this chapter, the expedition's goals were (these). For example, the author says (quotation)."
(Respond to a classmate's question)
"In this chapter, the author did (this)."
(take a note on something a classmate said)
"I liked when the author did (this)."
"Based on this chapter, Meriwether Lewis seems like (this) kind of person. For example, (specific detail from text)."
"We haven't talked about (this) yet. What do you all think about it?"
"I didn't like when the author did (this)."
(Make a prediction about the rest of the book, based on this chapter)
"I thought (this) connected back to the prologue in (that) way."
