(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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a worn-out idea or overused expression
Cliche
an essay that explains, informs, or presents information
Expository
Essay
The idea that a small effect or thing can have a large impact if it happens to tip the balance, causing other changes that create a major event.
butterfly effect
Central idea of a work of literature
Theme
writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally
Figurative Language
the primary position taken by a writer or speaker
Thesis
a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others in the story/ on stage
Aside
A writer's attitude toward his or her subject matter
Tone
an essay that tries to prove a point by supporting it with evidence
Argumentative
Essay
A group of lines in a poem
Stanza
writing that tells about real people, places, and events
Non-
Fiction
anything that stands for or represents something else
Symbol
Claim, evidence, appeal, conclusion
Parts
of a
Speech
A story that is not true or is made up
Fiction
Facts and research
Persuasion
a major category or type of literature
Genre
The reason the author has for writing. ( Inform, persuade, express, & entertain)
Author's
Purpose
Poetry that does not have a regular meter or rhyme scheme
Free
Verse
the pattern of rhyme in a poem
Rhyme
Scheme
A warning or indication of a future event
Foreshadow
Exaggerated, overblown statement that is probably untrue
Extreme/
Absolute
Language
14-line
Poem
Sonnet
Based on research and facts
Argument
Exaggeration
Hyperbole
Words, events, or circumstances that help determine meaning.
Context
the perspective from which a story is told
Point
of
View
a note of explanation or comment added to a text
Annotation
the listener, viewer, or reader of a text
Audience