ThesisThe main point,main idea, ormain messageof aninformative text.InfinitiveTo +VerbThemeThe messagethe writer istrying to conveythrough thestory.Theseries ofevents ina story.PlotInformativeWritingSharinginformationwith readers;describing aprocessNarrativeWritingFiction ornonfictionthat isstorytelling.GerundFunctionsas a nounand endwith -ingEllipsisIndicates apause oromissionof wordsArgumentativeWritingRelevantreasons,credible facts,and sufficientevidence tosupport a claimHowever,Therefore,First, Then,Next, & InconclusionTransitionWords &PhrasesTextStructureThe wayauthorsorganizeinformationin text.HyphenUsed to joinwords and toseparatesyllables of asingle wordImperativeMoodVerb formused tomake acommand ora request.Pointof ViewDetermineswho tellsthe storyProtagonistThe maincharacterwho facesobstacles ina story.CitationGives creditto the authorsof the wordsor ideas usedin your essaySubjunctiveMoodExpressingwishes,suggestions,or desiresClaimThe positionbeing takenin theargument.DashIt can beusedbetweentimes anddates.DialogueConversationsbetween twoor morecharacters ina storyTopicSentenceExpresses themain idea ofthe paragraphin which itoccursSupportingDetailsProvidesinformation toclarify, prove,or explain themain ideaConditionalMoodVerb form used tosignify thatsomething iscontingent uponthe outcome ofsomething else.to link one ideato another andcreate a smoothtransitionbetween ideasBridgeClimaxThe highestpoint of tensionor drama in anarratives' plot.IndicativeMoodA verbform thatmakes astatement.PassiveVoiceA subject isa recipient ofa verb'saction.Evidence from afiction or nonfictiontext that can be usedto support ideas,arguments, opinions,and thoughts.TextualEvidenceNarratorThe onewho tellsa story.ParticipleVerb formused asanadjectiveGrabs thereader'sattention intheintroductionHookInterrogativeMoodAskingquestionsAntagonistThe nemesisof the maincharacter ina story.ActiveVoiceThe subjectperforms theverb of asentence.ThesisThe main point,main idea, ormain messageof aninformative text.InfinitiveTo +VerbThemeThe messagethe writer istrying to conveythrough thestory.Theseries ofevents ina story.PlotInformativeWritingSharinginformationwith readers;describing aprocessNarrativeWritingFiction ornonfictionthat isstorytelling.GerundFunctionsas a nounand endwith -ingEllipsisIndicates apause oromissionof wordsArgumentativeWritingRelevantreasons,credible facts,and sufficientevidence tosupport a claimHowever,Therefore,First, Then,Next, & InconclusionTransitionWords &PhrasesTextStructureThe wayauthorsorganizeinformationin text.HyphenUsed to joinwords and toseparatesyllables of asingle wordImperativeMoodVerb formused tomake acommand ora request.Pointof ViewDetermineswho tellsthe storyProtagonistThe maincharacterwho facesobstacles ina story.CitationGives creditto the authorsof the wordsor ideas usedin your essaySubjunctiveMoodExpressingwishes,suggestions,or desiresClaimThe positionbeing takenin theargument.DashIt can beusedbetweentimes anddates.DialogueConversationsbetween twoor morecharacters ina storyTopicSentenceExpresses themain idea ofthe paragraphin which itoccursSupportingDetailsProvidesinformation toclarify, prove,or explain themain ideaConditionalMoodVerb form used tosignify thatsomething iscontingent uponthe outcome ofsomething else.to link one ideato another andcreate a smoothtransitionbetween ideasBridgeClimaxThe highestpoint of tensionor drama in anarratives' plot.IndicativeMoodA verbform thatmakes astatement.PassiveVoiceA subject isa recipient ofa verb'saction.Evidence from afiction or nonfictiontext that can be usedto support ideas,arguments, opinions,and thoughts.TextualEvidenceNarratorThe onewho tellsa story.ParticipleVerb formused asanadjectiveGrabs thereader'sattention intheintroductionHookInterrogativeMoodAskingquestionsAntagonistThe nemesisof the maincharacter ina story.ActiveVoiceThe subjectperforms theverb of asentence.

8th-Grade ELA 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. The main point, main idea, or main message of an informative text.
    Thesis
  2. To + Verb
    Infinitive
  3. The message the writer is trying to convey through the story.
    Theme
  4. Plot
    The series of events in a story.
  5. Sharing information with readers; describing a process
    Informative Writing
  6. Fiction or nonfiction that is storytelling.
    Narrative Writing
  7. Functions as a noun and end with -ing
    Gerund
  8. Indicates a pause or omission of words
    Ellipsis
  9. Relevant reasons, credible facts, and sufficient evidence to support a claim
    Argumentative Writing
  10. Transition Words & Phrases
    However, Therefore, First, Then, Next, & In conclusion
  11. The way authors organize information in text.
    Text Structure
  12. Used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word
    Hyphen
  13. Verb form used to make a command or a request.
    Imperative Mood
  14. Determines who tells the story
    Point of View
  15. The main character who faces obstacles in a story.
    Protagonist
  16. Gives credit to the authors of the words or ideas used in your essay
    Citation
  17. Expressing wishes, suggestions, or desires
    Subjunctive Mood
  18. The position being taken in the argument.
    Claim
  19. It can be used between times and dates.
    Dash
  20. Conversations between two or more characters in a story
    Dialogue
  21. Expresses the main idea of the paragraph in which it occurs
    Topic Sentence
  22. Provides information to clarify, prove, or explain the main idea
    Supporting Details
  23. Verb form used to signify that something is contingent upon the outcome of something else.
    Conditional Mood
  24. Bridge
    to link one idea to another and create a smooth transition between ideas
  25. The highest point of tension or drama in a narratives' plot.
    Climax
  26. A verb form that makes a statement.
    Indicative Mood
  27. A subject is a recipient of a verb's action.
    Passive Voice
  28. Textual Evidence
    Evidence from a fiction or nonfiction text that can be used to support ideas, arguments, opinions, and thoughts.
  29. The one who tells a story.
    Narrator
  30. Verb form used as an adjective
    Participle
  31. Hook
    Grabs the reader's attention in the introduction
  32. Asking questions
    Interrogative Mood
  33. The nemesis of the main character in a story.
    Antagonist
  34. The subject performs the verb of a sentence.
    Active Voice