wantingto screamor cryComparing yourwork tosomeone elseand witholdingjudgement...outloud.“intentionality”mentionrealizing after thefact that you didhave a question toask the classwhen you said youdidn’tcritiquingsomethingyou did onpurpose as ifit’s a mistakefeeling badfor barely/notat allparticipating“this is anitpick,but-”someonefundamentallymisunderstandsyour workself-esteemplummet“I don’tknow howto feelabout this”somethingis/isn’tnebulously“effective” (nomention of whatat)people notinteracting withyour work the wayyou intended it tobe interacted withfallingasleepwhere yousitall focus ison a singularaspect ofyour workbackhurts“I don’t knowhow toexplain/put itinto words”Forgetting tofinish the Critwrite up andMaking it up.slouchingintooblivionbackhandedcompliment“Iwish”talking abouta low stakespiece/a studylike it’s muchhigher stakessomeonemakes weirdassumptionsabout yousomeone tellsyou to try doingsomething thatyou are nevergoing to tryWalked incompletelyforgetting itwas crit day.Comparing yourwork to someoneelse and thinkingyou may havemissed a majoraspect of theprojectno oneknowshow to talkaboutabstract artconvincing yourselfyou don’tcare/that nothingmatters to shieldyourself from theemotional pain ofwork you care aboutgetting slammedno chancefor you tospeak duringyour own critprof remindsclass that critparticipationis part of ourgradewantingto screamor cryComparing yourwork tosomeone elseand witholdingjudgement...outloud.“intentionality”mentionrealizing after thefact that you didhave a question toask the classwhen you said youdidn’tcritiquingsomethingyou did onpurpose as ifit’s a mistakefeeling badfor barely/notat allparticipating“this is anitpick,but-”someonefundamentallymisunderstandsyour workself-esteemplummet“I don’tknow howto feelabout this”somethingis/isn’tnebulously“effective” (nomention of whatat)people notinteracting withyour work the wayyou intended it tobe interacted withfallingasleepwhere yousitall focus ison a singularaspect ofyour workbackhurts“I don’t knowhow toexplain/put itinto words”Forgetting tofinish the Critwrite up andMaking it up.slouchingintooblivionbackhandedcompliment“Iwish”talking abouta low stakespiece/a studylike it’s muchhigher stakessomeonemakes weirdassumptionsabout yousomeone tellsyou to try doingsomething thatyou are nevergoing to tryWalked incompletelyforgetting itwas crit day.Comparing yourwork to someoneelse and thinkingyou may havemissed a majoraspect of theprojectno oneknowshow to talkaboutabstract artconvincing yourselfyou don’tcare/that nothingmatters to shieldyourself from theemotional pain ofwork you care aboutgetting slammedno chancefor you tospeak duringyour own critprof remindsclass that critparticipationis part of ourgrade

bad critique 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. wanting to scream or cry
  2. Comparing your work to someone else and witholding judgement...out loud.
  3. “intentionality” mention
  4. realizing after the fact that you did have a question to ask the class when you said you didn’t
  5. critiquing something you did on purpose as if it’s a mistake
  6. feeling bad for barely/not at all participating
  7. “this is a nitpick, but-”
  8. someone fundamentally misunderstands your work
  9. self-esteem plummet
  10. “I don’t know how to feel about this”
  11. something is/isn’t nebulously “effective” (no mention of what at)
  12. people not interacting with your work the way you intended it to be interacted with
  13. falling asleep where you sit
  14. all focus is on a singular aspect of your work
  15. back hurts
  16. “I don’t know how to explain/put it into words”
  17. Forgetting to finish the Crit write up and Making it up.
  18. slouching into oblivion
  19. backhanded compliment
  20. “I wish”
  21. talking about a low stakes piece/a study like it’s much higher stakes
  22. someone makes weird assumptions about you
  23. someone tells you to try doing something that you are never going to try
  24. Walked in completely forgetting it was crit day.
  25. Comparing your work to someone else and thinking you may have missed a major aspect of the project
  26. no one knows how to talk about abstract art
  27. convincing yourself you don’t care/that nothing matters to shield yourself from the emotional pain of work you care about getting slammed
  28. no chance for you to speak during your own crit
  29. prof reminds class that crit participation is part of our grade