Student usesarrows to insertparagraphs ofanalysis in themargin"Tie it to theauthor'scentralclaim"Studentpanicsand writesnothing."Ok. Well,why was itimportantto you?"blood pressureproportional toproximity ofungradedfinalsStudent:*convolutedexplanation ofidea for paper*Teacher: "Justwrite it and we'llsee if it works"Badtransitionwords"Rhetoricaleffect"Studentrefuses touse activevoice"Ok,butWHY"~this logicmakes theauthor supercredible~"Analyzefurther"TotallywrongtopicOne studentgets it. Theothers fearthat kid now.A basicfact iscalled astatisticMillionthlesson onthe analytictask"pathos,""logos," and"ethos" areexplicitly usedin an essay"Pleaseshortenyourquotes"Analyze therhetoric of(in)famouspoliticians to provethat this is actuallya useful skillDigressionintophilosophy"Why isthatimportant?""DigDeeper"TotallywrongtoneFocusingon minordetailsStudent usesarrows to insertparagraphs ofanalysis in themargin"Tie it to theauthor'scentralclaim"Studentpanicsand writesnothing."Ok. Well,why was itimportantto you?"blood pressureproportional toproximity ofungradedfinalsStudent:*convolutedexplanation ofidea for paper*Teacher: "Justwrite it and we'llsee if it works"Badtransitionwords"Rhetoricaleffect"Studentrefuses touse activevoice"Ok,butWHY"~this logicmakes theauthor supercredible~"Analyzefurther"TotallywrongtopicOne studentgets it. Theothers fearthat kid now.A basicfact iscalled astatisticMillionthlesson onthe analytictask"pathos,""logos," and"ethos" areexplicitly usedin an essay"Pleaseshortenyourquotes"Analyze therhetoric of(in)famouspoliticians to provethat this is actuallya useful skillDigressionintophilosophy"Why isthatimportant?""DigDeeper"TotallywrongtoneFocusingon minordetails

Teaching Rhetoric - 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. Student uses arrows to insert paragraphs of analysis in the margin
  2. "Tie it to the author's central claim"
  3. Student panics and writes nothing.
  4. "Ok. Well, why was it important to you?"
  5. blood pressure proportional to proximity of ungraded finals
  6. Student: *convoluted explanation of idea for paper* Teacher: "Just write it and we'll see if it works"
  7. Bad transition words
  8. "Rhetorical effect"
  9. Student refuses to use active voice
  10. "Ok, but WHY"
  11. ~this logic makes the author super credible~
  12. "Analyze further"
  13. Totally wrong topic
  14. One student gets it. The others fear that kid now.
  15. A basic fact is called a statistic
  16. Millionth lesson on the analytic task
  17. "pathos," "logos," and "ethos" are explicitly used in an essay
  18. "Please shorten your quotes"
  19. Analyze the rhetoric of (in)famous politicians to prove that this is actually a useful skill
  20. Digression into philosophy
  21. "Why is that important?"
  22. "Dig Deeper"
  23. Totally wrong tone
  24. Focusing on minor details