~this logicmakes theauthor supercredible~Millionthlesson onthe analytictaskBadtransitionwordsStudent usesarrows to insertparagraphs ofanalysis in themargin"Pleaseshortenyourquotes"A basicfact iscalled astatisticDigressionintophilosophy"pathos,""logos," and"ethos" areexplicitly usedin an essay"Analyzefurther"blood pressureproportional toproximity ofungradedfinals"Rhetoricaleffect"One studentgets it. Theothers fearthat kid now.Focusingon minordetails"Ok. Well,why was itimportantto you?""Why isthatimportant?"Studentpanicsand writesnothing.Studentrefuses touse activevoiceStudent:*convolutedexplanation ofidea for paper*Teacher: "Justwrite it and we'llsee if it works"Totallywrongtopic"Ok,butWHY"Totallywrongtone"DigDeeper""Tie it to theauthor'scentralclaim"Analyze therhetoric of(in)famouspoliticians to provethat this is actuallya useful skill~this logicmakes theauthor supercredible~Millionthlesson onthe analytictaskBadtransitionwordsStudent usesarrows to insertparagraphs ofanalysis in themargin"Pleaseshortenyourquotes"A basicfact iscalled astatisticDigressionintophilosophy"pathos,""logos," and"ethos" areexplicitly usedin an essay"Analyzefurther"blood pressureproportional toproximity ofungradedfinals"Rhetoricaleffect"One studentgets it. Theothers fearthat kid now.Focusingon minordetails"Ok. Well,why was itimportantto you?""Why isthatimportant?"Studentpanicsand writesnothing.Studentrefuses touse activevoiceStudent:*convolutedexplanation ofidea for paper*Teacher: "Justwrite it and we'llsee if it works"Totallywrongtopic"Ok,butWHY"Totallywrongtone"DigDeeper""Tie it to theauthor'scentralclaim"Analyze therhetoric of(in)famouspoliticians to provethat this is actuallya useful skill

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