A briefstatement ofthe mainpoints in atextBreak the textapart. Study andexplain thepieces. Take aclose look at thedetailsTo recognizethedifferencesbetween 2+thingsJudge &considerboth sides ofa text. Forman opinionCombinethings into acoherentwhole, bringtogetherExplain.Give areason foran idea.To expressan idea inyour ownwords.To addmeaningThemessageor moral ofthe storyThe article does notdirectly state theanswer. makeassumption or inferanswer based onevidence.Tocommunicateor showAcomparisonbased on asimilarfeatureThe author’sreason forcreating thewritingCreate or puttogether onyour own.Part/sectionof a wholetextChoose theanswer that ismost fittingand based ontext evidence.Right for a certainsituation/time/placeRefer/point tothe author/textfor proof. Saywhere theinformation isfromA sectionof a poem(like aparagraph)To haveenough ofsomething,usuallyevidenceLook for how theinformationconnects tosomething elsein the texts.Free!Draw a conclusionbased on the textand personalknowledge.Readbetween the linesMainIdeaA logical guessabout what willhappen nextbased onevidence.Outline thecomponents/detailsin an argument. Lista set of steps inchronological order.Proof, Wordsfrom the text.Give facts anddetails tosupport yourstatement.A briefstatement ofthe mainpoints in atextBreak the textapart. Study andexplain thepieces. Take aclose look at thedetailsTo recognizethedifferencesbetween 2+thingsJudge &considerboth sides ofa text. Forman opinionCombinethings into acoherentwhole, bringtogetherExplain.Give areason foran idea.To expressan idea inyour ownwords.To addmeaningThemessageor moral ofthe storyThe article does notdirectly state theanswer. makeassumption or inferanswer based onevidence.Tocommunicateor showAcomparisonbased on asimilarfeatureThe author’sreason forcreating thewritingCreate or puttogether onyour own.Part/sectionof a wholetextChoose theanswer that ismost fittingand based ontext evidence.Right for a certainsituation/time/placeRefer/point tothe author/textfor proof. Saywhere theinformation isfromA sectionof a poem(like aparagraph)To haveenough ofsomething,usuallyevidenceLook for how theinformationconnects tosomething elsein the texts.Free!Draw a conclusionbased on the textand personalknowledge.Readbetween the linesMainIdeaA logical guessabout what willhappen nextbased onevidence.Outline thecomponents/detailsin an argument. Lista set of steps inchronological order.Proof, Wordsfrom the text.Give facts anddetails tosupport yourstatement.

Academic Vocabulary - 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. A brief statement of the main points in a text
  2. Break the text apart. Study and explain the pieces. Take a close look at the details
  3. To recognize the differences between 2+ things
  4. Judge & consider both sides of a text. Form an opinion
  5. Combine things into a coherent whole, bring together
  6. Explain. Give a reason for an idea.
  7. To express an idea in your own words.
  8. To add meaning
  9. The message or moral of the story
  10. The article does not directly state the answer. make assumption or infer answer based on evidence.
  11. To communicate or show
  12. A comparison based on a similar feature
  13. The author’s reason for creating the writing
  14. Create or put together on your own.
  15. Part/section of a whole text
  16. Choose the answer that is most fitting and based on text evidence.
  17. Right for a certain situation/time/place
  18. Refer/point to the author/text for proof. Say where the information is from
  19. A section of a poem (like a paragraph)
  20. To have enough of something, usually evidence
  21. Look for how the information connects to something else in the texts.
  22. Free!
  23. Draw a conclusion based on the text and personal knowledge.Read between the lines
  24. Main Idea
  25. A logical guess about what will happen next based on evidence.
  26. Outline the components/details in an argument. List a set of steps in chronological order.
  27. Proof, Words from the text. Give facts and details to support your statement.