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

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