realizing after thefact that you didhave a question toask the classwhen you said youdidn’tForgetting tofinish the Critwrite up andMaking it up.prof remindsclass that critparticipationis part of ourgradesomethingis/isn’tnebulously“effective” (nomention of whatat)“Iwish”“this is anitpick,but-”backhandedcomplimentsomeone tellsyou to try doingsomething thatyou are nevergoing to trybackhurtsconvincing yourselfyou don’tcare/that nothingmatters to shieldyourself from theemotional pain ofwork you care aboutgetting slammedtalking abouta low stakespiece/a studylike it’s muchhigher stakescritiquingsomethingyou did onpurpose as ifit’s a mistakesomeonemakes weirdassumptionsabout youWalked incompletelyforgetting itwas crit day.feeling badfor barely/notat allparticipatingno oneknowshow to talkaboutabstract artslouchingintooblivionno chancefor you tospeak duringyour own critall focus ison a singularaspect ofyour workfallingasleepwhere yousitself-esteemplummet“I don’tknow howto feelabout this”wantingto screamor cry“intentionality”mentionComparing yourwork tosomeone elseand witholdingjudgement...outloud.“I don’t knowhow toexplain/put itinto words”someonefundamentallymisunderstandsyour workComparing yourwork to someoneelse and thinkingyou may havemissed a majoraspect of theprojectpeople notinteracting withyour work the wayyou intended it tobe interacted withrealizing after thefact that you didhave a question toask the classwhen you said youdidn’tForgetting tofinish the Critwrite up andMaking it up.prof remindsclass that critparticipationis part of ourgradesomethingis/isn’tnebulously“effective” (nomention of whatat)“Iwish”“this is anitpick,but-”backhandedcomplimentsomeone tellsyou to try doingsomething thatyou are nevergoing to trybackhurtsconvincing yourselfyou don’tcare/that nothingmatters to shieldyourself from theemotional pain ofwork you care aboutgetting slammedtalking abouta low stakespiece/a studylike it’s muchhigher stakescritiquingsomethingyou did onpurpose as ifit’s a mistakesomeonemakes weirdassumptionsabout youWalked incompletelyforgetting itwas crit day.feeling badfor barely/notat allparticipatingno oneknowshow to talkaboutabstract artslouchingintooblivionno chancefor you tospeak duringyour own critall focus ison a singularaspect ofyour workfallingasleepwhere yousitself-esteemplummet“I don’tknow howto feelabout this”wantingto screamor cry“intentionality”mentionComparing yourwork tosomeone elseand witholdingjudgement...outloud.“I don’t knowhow toexplain/put itinto words”someonefundamentallymisunderstandsyour workComparing yourwork to someoneelse and thinkingyou may havemissed a majoraspect of theprojectpeople notinteracting withyour work the wayyou intended it tobe interacted with

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