InformativeWritingSharinginformationwith readers;describing aprocessDialogueConversationsbetween twoor morecharacters ina storyto link one ideato another andcreate a smoothtransitionbetween ideasBridgeImperativeMoodVerb formused tomake acommand ora request.NarratorThe onewho tellsa story.ClimaxThe highestpoint of tensionor drama in anarratives' plot.AntagonistThe nemesisof the maincharacter ina story.TopicSentenceExpresses themain idea ofthe paragraphin which itoccursThesisThe main point,main idea, ormain messageof aninformative text.DashIt can beusedbetweentimes anddates.CitationGives creditto the authorsof the wordsor ideas usedin your essayTextStructureThe wayauthorsorganizeinformationin text.InfinitiveTo +VerbActiveVoiceThe subjectperforms theverb of asentence.SupportingDetailsProvidesinformation toclarify, prove,or explain themain ideaArgumentativeWritingRelevantreasons,credible facts,and sufficientevidence tosupport a claimEllipsisIndicates apause oromissionof wordsEvidence from afiction or nonfictiontext that can be usedto support ideas,arguments, opinions,and thoughts.TextualEvidenceSubjunctiveMoodExpressingwishes,suggestions,or desiresThemeThe messagethe writer istrying to conveythrough thestory.However,Therefore,First, Then,Next, & InconclusionTransitionWords &PhrasesInterrogativeMoodAskingquestionsGrabs thereader'sattention intheintroductionHookPointof ViewDetermineswho tellsthe storyPassiveVoiceA subject isa recipient ofa verb'saction.ParticipleVerb formused asanadjectiveClaimThe positionbeing takenin theargument.HyphenUsed to joinwords and toseparatesyllables of asingle wordTheseries ofevents ina story.PlotIndicativeMoodA verbform thatmakes astatement.ProtagonistThe maincharacterwho facesobstacles ina story.ConditionalMoodVerb form used tosignify thatsomething iscontingent uponthe outcome ofsomething else.GerundFunctionsas a nounand endwith -ingNarrativeWritingFiction ornonfictionthat isstorytelling.InformativeWritingSharinginformationwith readers;describing aprocessDialogueConversationsbetween twoor morecharacters ina storyto link one ideato another andcreate a smoothtransitionbetween ideasBridgeImperativeMoodVerb formused tomake acommand ora request.NarratorThe onewho tellsa story.ClimaxThe highestpoint of tensionor drama in anarratives' plot.AntagonistThe nemesisof the maincharacter ina story.TopicSentenceExpresses themain idea ofthe paragraphin which itoccursThesisThe main point,main idea, ormain messageof aninformative text.DashIt can beusedbetweentimes anddates.CitationGives creditto the authorsof the wordsor ideas usedin your essayTextStructureThe wayauthorsorganizeinformationin text.InfinitiveTo +VerbActiveVoiceThe subjectperforms theverb of asentence.SupportingDetailsProvidesinformation toclarify, prove,or explain themain ideaArgumentativeWritingRelevantreasons,credible facts,and sufficientevidence tosupport a claimEllipsisIndicates apause oromissionof wordsEvidence from afiction or nonfictiontext that can be usedto support ideas,arguments, opinions,and thoughts.TextualEvidenceSubjunctiveMoodExpressingwishes,suggestions,or desiresThemeThe messagethe writer istrying to conveythrough thestory.However,Therefore,First, Then,Next, & InconclusionTransitionWords &PhrasesInterrogativeMoodAskingquestionsGrabs thereader'sattention intheintroductionHookPointof ViewDetermineswho tellsthe storyPassiveVoiceA subject isa recipient ofa verb'saction.ParticipleVerb formused asanadjectiveClaimThe positionbeing takenin theargument.HyphenUsed to joinwords and toseparatesyllables of asingle wordTheseries ofevents ina story.PlotIndicativeMoodA verbform thatmakes astatement.ProtagonistThe maincharacterwho facesobstacles ina story.ConditionalMoodVerb form used tosignify thatsomething iscontingent uponthe outcome ofsomething else.GerundFunctionsas a nounand endwith -ingNarrativeWritingFiction ornonfictionthat isstorytelling.

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