AcademicVocabularyWords youmight find ininformationaltexts on manydifferent topicsRootprovidesthecentralmeaningSettingthe specifictime andplace inwhich a storytakes placeNyaA younggirl inSudan in2008Objectivenotinfluencedby personalfeelings oropinionsHabits ofCharacteractions we doregularlybased on ourstrong ethicalqualities.Contextform the setting foran event,statement, or idea,and in terms ofwhich it can befully understoodPointof Viewthe narrator’sposition inrelation to thestory beingtoldInferdeduce or conclude(information) fromevidence andreasoning ratherthan from explicitstatements.Narratorthe characteror speakertelling thestoryCentralIdeahe main pointthe author wantsthe reader totake away fromreading the textPlotsequence ofevents thatprovide the“why” for whathappens in astoryStrategiesa plan ofaction meantto achieve amajor oroverall aimSalvaA young boyin Sudanrunning fromwarThirdPersonNarrationthat useshe, she,theyAuthorthepersonwho wrotethe textFirstPersonNarrationthat usesI, me, weAffixparts of theword before orafter the rootthat alter thatcentralmeaningSuffixcomesafter therootA LongWalk toWaterA novelby LindaSue ParkCharactersthe people(or animals)the story isaboutGistA summaryor quick ideaof a passagePrefixcomesbeforethe rootDomain-SpecificVocabularyWordsabout aparticulartopic,AcademicVocabularyWords youmight find ininformationaltexts on manydifferent topicsRootprovidesthecentralmeaningSettingthe specifictime andplace inwhich a storytakes placeNyaA younggirl inSudan in2008Objectivenotinfluencedby personalfeelings oropinionsHabits ofCharacteractions we doregularlybased on ourstrong ethicalqualities.Contextform the setting foran event,statement, or idea,and in terms ofwhich it can befully understoodPointof Viewthe narrator’sposition inrelation to thestory beingtoldInferdeduce or conclude(information) fromevidence andreasoning ratherthan from explicitstatements.Narratorthe characteror speakertelling thestoryCentralIdeahe main pointthe author wantsthe reader totake away fromreading the textPlotsequence ofevents thatprovide the“why” for whathappens in astoryStrategiesa plan ofaction meantto achieve amajor oroverall aimSalvaA young boyin Sudanrunning fromwarThirdPersonNarrationthat useshe, she,theyAuthorthepersonwho wrotethe textFirstPersonNarrationthat usesI, me, weAffixparts of theword before orafter the rootthat alter thatcentralmeaningSuffixcomesafter therootA LongWalk toWaterA novelby LindaSue ParkCharactersthe people(or animals)the story isaboutGistA summaryor quick ideaof a passagePrefixcomesbeforethe rootDomain-SpecificVocabularyWordsabout aparticulartopic,

A Long Walk to Water 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. Words you might find in informational texts on many different topics
    Academic Vocabulary
  2. provides the central meaning
    Root
  3. the specific time and place in which a story takes place
    Setting
  4. A young girl in Sudan in 2008
    Nya
  5. not influenced by personal feelings or opinions
    Objective
  6. actions we do regularly based on our strong ethical qualities.
    Habits of Character
  7. form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood
    Context
  8. the narrator’s position in relation to the story being told
    Point of View
  9. deduce or conclude (information) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements.
    Infer
  10. the character or speaker telling the story
    Narrator
  11. he main point the author wants the reader to take away from reading the text
    Central Idea
  12. sequence of events that provide the “why” for what happens in a story
    Plot
  13. a plan of action meant to achieve a major or overall aim
    Strategies
  14. A young boy in Sudan running from war
    Salva
  15. Narration that uses he, she, they
    Third Person
  16. the person who wrote the text
    Author
  17. Narration that uses I, me, we
    First Person
  18. parts of the word before or after the root that alter that central meaning
    Affix
  19. comes after the root
    Suffix
  20. A novel by Linda Sue Park
    A Long Walk to Water
  21. the people (or animals) the story is about
    Characters
  22. A summary or quick idea of a passage
    Gist
  23. comes before the root
    Prefix
  24. Words about a particular topic,
    Domain-Specific Vocabulary