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.

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