EllipsisIndicates apause oromissionof wordsNarrativeWritingFiction ornonfictionthat isstorytelling.GerundFunctionsas a nounand endwith -ingTheseries ofevents ina story.PlotAntagonistThe nemesisof the maincharacter ina story.DashIt can beusedbetweentimes anddates.DialogueConversationsbetween twoor morecharacters ina storyArgumentativeWritingRelevantreasons,credible facts,and sufficientevidence tosupport a claimClaimThe positionbeing takenin theargument.TopicSentenceExpresses themain idea ofthe paragraphin which itoccursThesisThe main point,main idea, ormain messageof aninformative text.NarratorThe onewho tellsa story.InformativeWritingSharinginformationwith readers;describing aprocessThemeThe messagethe writer istrying to conveythrough thestory.Grabs thereader'sattention intheintroductionHookInfinitiveTo +VerbPointof ViewDetermineswho tellsthe storyInterrogativeMoodAskingquestionsEvidence from afiction or nonfictiontext that can be usedto support ideas,arguments, opinions,and thoughts.TextualEvidenceSupportingDetailsProvidesinformation toclarify, prove,or explain themain ideaActiveVoiceThe subjectperforms theverb of asentence.ParticipleVerb formused asanadjectiveCitationGives creditto the authorsof the wordsor ideas usedin your essayProtagonistThe maincharacterwho facesobstacles ina story.ConditionalMoodVerb form used tosignify thatsomething iscontingent uponthe outcome ofsomething else.ImperativeMoodVerb formused tomake acommand ora request.PassiveVoiceA subject isa recipient ofa verb'saction.However,Therefore,First, Then,Next, & InconclusionTransitionWords &PhrasesHyphenUsed to joinwords and toseparatesyllables of asingle wordIndicativeMoodA verbform thatmakes astatement.ClimaxThe highestpoint of tensionor drama in anarratives' plot.to link one ideato another andcreate a smoothtransitionbetween ideasBridgeTextStructureThe wayauthorsorganizeinformationin text.SubjunctiveMoodExpressingwishes,suggestions,or desiresEllipsisIndicates apause oromissionof wordsNarrativeWritingFiction ornonfictionthat isstorytelling.GerundFunctionsas a nounand endwith -ingTheseries ofevents ina story.PlotAntagonistThe nemesisof the maincharacter ina story.DashIt can beusedbetweentimes anddates.DialogueConversationsbetween twoor morecharacters ina storyArgumentativeWritingRelevantreasons,credible facts,and sufficientevidence tosupport a claimClaimThe positionbeing takenin theargument.TopicSentenceExpresses themain idea ofthe paragraphin which itoccursThesisThe main point,main idea, ormain messageof aninformative text.NarratorThe onewho tellsa story.InformativeWritingSharinginformationwith readers;describing aprocessThemeThe messagethe writer istrying to conveythrough thestory.Grabs thereader'sattention intheintroductionHookInfinitiveTo +VerbPointof ViewDetermineswho tellsthe storyInterrogativeMoodAskingquestionsEvidence from afiction or nonfictiontext that can be usedto support ideas,arguments, opinions,and thoughts.TextualEvidenceSupportingDetailsProvidesinformation toclarify, prove,or explain themain ideaActiveVoiceThe subjectperforms theverb of asentence.ParticipleVerb formused asanadjectiveCitationGives creditto the authorsof the wordsor ideas usedin your essayProtagonistThe maincharacterwho facesobstacles ina story.ConditionalMoodVerb form used tosignify thatsomething iscontingent uponthe outcome ofsomething else.ImperativeMoodVerb formused tomake acommand ora request.PassiveVoiceA subject isa recipient ofa verb'saction.However,Therefore,First, Then,Next, & InconclusionTransitionWords &PhrasesHyphenUsed to joinwords and toseparatesyllables of asingle wordIndicativeMoodA verbform thatmakes astatement.ClimaxThe highestpoint of tensionor drama in anarratives' plot.to link one ideato another andcreate a smoothtransitionbetween ideasBridgeTextStructureThe wayauthorsorganizeinformationin text.SubjunctiveMoodExpressingwishes,suggestions,or desires

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