fiction ornonfictionexplainchronologicalhow dogsare catsare alikesecondpoint ofviewcompareandcontrastannotate orparaphrasedescribe(imagery)authorwants tosell agamefirstpoint ofviewentertaininformbiographyauthorwrites thefactscoldreadauthoruses 5sensesMay 1May 25June 1author'spurposeautobiographyfirst,second,next, then,lastsequence(procedure)had anaccidentcar in theshoppersuadecauseandeffectfiction ornonfictionexplainchronologicalhow dogsare catsare alikesecondpoint ofviewcompareandcontrastannotate orparaphrasedescribe(imagery)authorwants tosell agamefirstpoint ofviewentertaininformbiographyauthorwrites thefactscoldreadauthoruses 5sensesMay 1May 25June 1author'spurposeautobiographyfirst,second,next, then,lastsequence(procedure)had anaccidentcar in theshoppersuadecauseandeffect

Expository and Author's Purpose 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. fiction or nonfiction
  2. explain
  3. chronological
  4. how dogs are cats are alike
  5. second point of view
  6. compare and contrast
  7. annotate or paraphrase
  8. describe (imagery)
  9. author wants to sell a game
  10. first point of view
  11. entertain
  12. inform
  13. biography
  14. author writes the facts
  15. cold read
  16. author uses 5 senses
  17. May 1 May 25 June 1
  18. author's purpose
  19. autobiography
  20. first, second, next, then, last
  21. sequence (procedure)
  22. had an accident car in the shop
  23. persuade
  24. cause and effect