FREEwriting in whichyou mustchoose a sideand defend it(argumentwriting)youropinion orposition(claim)refutescompetingclaims(rebuttal,counterclaim)to tell thereader moreusing specificwords or details(elaborate,elaboration)introductionto your topic(thesisstatement)data thatsupports aposition oropinion(evidence)more specificinformationabout an idea(example)refutescompetingclaims(rebuttal,counterclaim)someonewho has areal interestin the issue(stakeholder)numericalinformation thatdevelops anidea orargument(statistic)creating avivid image byappealing tothe senses(description)who youare writingto(audience)explains howthe evidencesupports theclaim(support)a sentence ormore that grabsthe reader'sattention(lead-in)explains howthe evidenceis relevant(support)to tell thereader moreusing specificwords or details(elaborate,elaboration)writing toexplain orinform(expositorywriting)words someonesays thatsupports anidea orargument(quotation)informationthat can beproven true(fact)specificinformationabout a topic(detail)word or phraseused to movethe reader fromone idea toanother(transition)FREEto restate anunfamiliarword to tellwhat it means(definition)phrases usedbecause somestatement can'tbe completelytrue(hedge terms)FREEwriting in whichyou mustchoose a sideand defend it(argumentwriting)youropinion orposition(claim)refutescompetingclaims(rebuttal,counterclaim)to tell thereader moreusing specificwords or details(elaborate,elaboration)introductionto your topic(thesisstatement)data thatsupports aposition oropinion(evidence)more specificinformationabout an idea(example)refutescompetingclaims(rebuttal,counterclaim)someonewho has areal interestin the issue(stakeholder)numericalinformation thatdevelops anidea orargument(statistic)creating avivid image byappealing tothe senses(description)who youare writingto(audience)explains howthe evidencesupports theclaim(support)a sentence ormore that grabsthe reader'sattention(lead-in)explains howthe evidenceis relevant(support)to tell thereader moreusing specificwords or details(elaborate,elaboration)writing toexplain orinform(expositorywriting)words someonesays thatsupports anidea orargument(quotation)informationthat can beproven true(fact)specificinformationabout a topic(detail)word or phraseused to movethe reader fromone idea toanother(transition)FREEto restate anunfamiliarword to tellwhat it means(definition)phrases usedbecause somestatement can'tbe completelytrue(hedge terms)

Definition Bingo - 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. FREE
  2. writing in which you must choose a side and defend it (argument writing)
  3. your opinion or position (claim)
  4. refutes competing claims (rebuttal, counterclaim)
  5. to tell the reader more using specific words or details (elaborate, elaboration)
  6. introduction to your topic (thesis statement)
  7. data that supports a position or opinion (evidence)
  8. more specific information about an idea (example)
  9. refutes competing claims (rebuttal, counterclaim)
  10. someone who has a real interest in the issue (stakeholder)
  11. numerical information that develops an idea or argument (statistic)
  12. creating a vivid image by appealing to the senses (description)
  13. who you are writing to (audience)
  14. explains how the evidence supports the claim (support)
  15. a sentence or more that grabs the reader's attention (lead-in)
  16. explains how the evidence is relevant (support)
  17. to tell the reader more using specific words or details (elaborate, elaboration)
  18. writing to explain or inform (expository writing)
  19. words someone says that supports an idea or argument (quotation)
  20. information that can be proven true (fact)
  21. specific information about a topic (detail)
  22. word or phrase used to move the reader from one idea to another (transition)
  23. FREE
  24. to restate an unfamiliar word to tell what it means (definition)
  25. phrases used because some statement can't be completely true (hedge terms)