ThesisThe main point,main idea, ormain messageof aninformative text.TextStructureThe wayauthorsorganizeinformationin text.NarrativeWritingFiction ornonfictionthat isstorytelling.InfinitiveTo +VerbDialogueConversationsbetween twoor morecharacters ina storyNarratorThe onewho tellsa story.However,Therefore,First, Then,Next, & InconclusionTransitionWords &PhrasesCitationGives creditto the authorsof the wordsor ideas usedin your essayGerundFunctionsas a nounand endwith -ingThemeThe messagethe writer istrying to conveythrough thestory.TopicSentenceExpresses themain idea ofthe paragraphin which itoccursClaimThe positionbeing takenin theargument.to link one ideato another andcreate a smoothtransitionbetween ideasBridgeEllipsisIndicates apause oromissionof wordsSubjunctiveMoodExpressingwishes,suggestions,or desiresHyphenUsed to joinwords and toseparatesyllables of asingle wordArgumentativeWritingRelevantreasons,credible facts,and sufficientevidence tosupport a claimActiveVoiceThe subjectperforms theverb of asentence.ImperativeMoodVerb formused tomake acommand ora request.AntagonistThe nemesisof the maincharacter ina story.ConditionalMoodVerb form used tosignify thatsomething iscontingent uponthe outcome ofsomething else.Pointof ViewDetermineswho tellsthe storyInterrogativeMoodAskingquestionsInformativeWritingSharinginformationwith readers;describing aprocessDashIt can beusedbetweentimes anddates.Evidence from afiction or nonfictiontext that can be usedto support ideas,arguments, opinions,and thoughts.TextualEvidenceProtagonistThe maincharacterwho facesobstacles ina story.SupportingDetailsProvidesinformation toclarify, prove,or explain themain ideaGrabs thereader'sattention intheintroductionHookClimaxThe highestpoint of tensionor drama in anarratives' plot.Theseries ofevents ina story.PlotParticipleVerb formused asanadjectiveIndicativeMoodA verbform thatmakes astatement.PassiveVoiceA subject isa recipient ofa verb'saction.ThesisThe main point,main idea, ormain messageof aninformative text.TextStructureThe wayauthorsorganizeinformationin text.NarrativeWritingFiction ornonfictionthat isstorytelling.InfinitiveTo +VerbDialogueConversationsbetween twoor morecharacters ina storyNarratorThe onewho tellsa story.However,Therefore,First, Then,Next, & InconclusionTransitionWords &PhrasesCitationGives creditto the authorsof the wordsor ideas usedin your essayGerundFunctionsas a nounand endwith -ingThemeThe messagethe writer istrying to conveythrough thestory.TopicSentenceExpresses themain idea ofthe paragraphin which itoccursClaimThe positionbeing takenin theargument.to link one ideato another andcreate a smoothtransitionbetween ideasBridgeEllipsisIndicates apause oromissionof wordsSubjunctiveMoodExpressingwishes,suggestions,or desiresHyphenUsed to joinwords and toseparatesyllables of asingle wordArgumentativeWritingRelevantreasons,credible facts,and sufficientevidence tosupport a claimActiveVoiceThe subjectperforms theverb of asentence.ImperativeMoodVerb formused tomake acommand ora request.AntagonistThe nemesisof the maincharacter ina story.ConditionalMoodVerb form used tosignify thatsomething iscontingent uponthe outcome ofsomething else.Pointof ViewDetermineswho tellsthe storyInterrogativeMoodAskingquestionsInformativeWritingSharinginformationwith readers;describing aprocessDashIt can beusedbetweentimes anddates.Evidence from afiction or nonfictiontext that can be usedto support ideas,arguments, opinions,and thoughts.TextualEvidenceProtagonistThe maincharacterwho facesobstacles ina story.SupportingDetailsProvidesinformation toclarify, prove,or explain themain ideaGrabs thereader'sattention intheintroductionHookClimaxThe highestpoint of tensionor drama in anarratives' plot.Theseries ofevents ina story.PlotParticipleVerb formused asanadjectiveIndicativeMoodA verbform thatmakes astatement.PassiveVoiceA subject isa recipient ofa verb'saction.

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