Missingthesis/topicstatements atthe beginningof paragraphsBasic transitionstatements -firstly, secondly,finally, inconclusion etc.Vague analysisthat providesno detail - "thecolour evokesemotion"Introduction -missing singleinvertedcommas fromtitle (may haveused double)Did notcomplete afull essay -due to timeconstraintsNo technicallanguage/techniques or awholeparagraphwithout itFlaws inspellingand/orexpressionIntroduction -missingform. Novel,prose fictionetc.Listedspecifictechniquesin theintroductionShort conclusion -did not restate title,author, form, anoverview ofthesis'/directanswer to questionMostly retoldthe story andexplainedthe quotesDid notintroducequote - justused it to starta sentenceNo textualevidence(quotes) or awholeparagraphwithout itNo link to thequestion atthe end of aparagraphUsed firstperson insteadof the reader,audience,responder etc.'Shows'Thistechniqueshows...Quoting thetext then justexplainingwhat thequote 'shows'Did not evaluate(assess) "to whatextent" thestatement true foryour textAnotherexample...(addingevidence orideasrandomly)Missingcapitalletters intext titleFocused onthe charactersin the text,rather thanthe composerIntroduction- missingcomposername'Used/uses'Thecomposerused...Merely quoted thequestion withoutdeveloping it - “thedanger for us all is tobelieve thateverything is what itseems.” Paragraphbegins with aquote - nothesis or topicstatementMissingthesis/topicstatements atthe beginningof paragraphsBasic transitionstatements -firstly, secondly,finally, inconclusion etc.Vague analysisthat providesno detail - "thecolour evokesemotion"Introduction -missing singleinvertedcommas fromtitle (may haveused double)Did notcomplete afull essay -due to timeconstraintsNo technicallanguage/techniques or awholeparagraphwithout itFlaws inspellingand/orexpressionIntroduction -missingform. Novel,prose fictionetc.Listedspecifictechniquesin theintroductionShort conclusion -did not restate title,author, form, anoverview ofthesis'/directanswer to questionMostly retoldthe story andexplainedthe quotesDid notintroducequote - justused it to starta sentenceNo textualevidence(quotes) or awholeparagraphwithout itNo link to thequestion atthe end of aparagraphUsed firstperson insteadof the reader,audience,responder etc.'Shows'Thistechniqueshows...Quoting thetext then justexplainingwhat thequote 'shows'Did not evaluate(assess) "to whatextent" thestatement true foryour textAnotherexample...(addingevidence orideasrandomly)Missingcapitalletters intext titleFocused onthe charactersin the text,rather thanthe composerIntroduction- missingcomposername'Used/uses'Thecomposerused...Merely quoted thequestion withoutdeveloping it - “thedanger for us all is tobelieve thateverything is what itseems.” Paragraphbegins with aquote - nothesis or topicstatement

Trial HSC - Common Module Essay - 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. Missing thesis/topic statements at the beginning of paragraphs
  2. Basic transition statements - firstly, secondly, finally, in conclusion etc.
  3. Vague analysis that provides no detail - "the colour evokes emotion"
  4. Introduction - missing single inverted commas from title (may have used double)
  5. Did not complete a full essay - due to time constraints
  6. No technical language/ techniques or a whole paragraph without it
  7. Flaws in spelling and/or expression
  8. Introduction - missing form. Novel, prose fiction etc.
  9. Listed specific techniques in the introduction
  10. Short conclusion - did not restate title, author, form, an overview of thesis'/direct answer to question
  11. Mostly retold the story and explained the quotes
  12. Did not introduce quote - just used it to start a sentence
  13. No textual evidence (quotes) or a whole paragraph without it
  14. No link to the question at the end of a paragraph
  15. Used first person instead of the reader, audience, responder etc.
  16. 'Shows' This technique shows...
  17. Quoting the text then just explaining what the quote 'shows'
  18. Did not evaluate (assess) "to what extent" the statement true for your text
  19. Another example... (adding evidence or ideas randomly)
  20. Missing capital letters in text title
  21. Focused on the characters in the text, rather than the composer
  22. Introduction - missing composer name
  23. 'Used/uses' The composer used...
  24. Merely quoted the question without developing it - “the danger for us all is to believe that everything is what it seems.” 
  25. Paragraph begins with a quote - no thesis or topic statement