(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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– the lesson about life that the author wants to get across
Theme
– hint about events that will happen later that builds suspense
Foreshadowing
– the attitude, or feeling, that the author has about the subject.
Tone
– the bits and pieces of information that support the main idea
Details
when a character is in conflict with society, the community,
etc. (ex. slavery, a Jew v. Nazis)
Character v. Society
a character is struggling against an outside force, such as
another character, nature, or society.
External Conflict
– when the author pauses in the story to describe events that happened in the past
Flashback
- events that follow the climax and reduce tension
Falling Action
the who or the what of a passage + the most important information about the who or
the what.
Main idea
a description that strongly appeals to the 5 senses (sight, smell, hearing, taste, and
touch.)
Imagery
–is a person, place, or thing that represents something beyond its literal meaning. (Ex. A
heart may represent love.)
Symbolism
events that increase tension about the conflict
Rising Action
– a statement of the author’s point of view.
Author’s claim
the main character in the story
Protagonist
the author’s reason for writing.
Author’s purpose
the final outcome of the story
Resolution
– When two characters are against each other (ex.
Batman v. The Joker)
Character v. character
Where and when the story takes place
Setting
when a character is in conflict with something in nature like
the weather, an animal or disease
Character v. nature
a shortened version of the text that focuses on the main idea of the work.
Summary
Cause and Effect
the feeling or emotion the reader gets when reading a passage.
Mood
Comparing two things not using like or as
Metaphor
– a play. It is meant to be performed on stage for an audience.
Drama
an extreme exaggeration
Hyperbole
qualities that define them (ex. honesty)
Character Traits
- a character is struggling within himself or herself. The struggle is based on desires,
beliefs, feelings, or needs.
Internal Conflict -
passages tell about real-life people, places, things, ideas, or events
Nonfiction
