CreateFormulatetakes place atthe end of astory; allremainingquestionsansweredDenouementto give inorder toachieve orprovidesomethingContributetojudgeEvaluateto grow, orincrease,or to causeto growDevelopwhen a persondoes or sayssomethingoutside of whatis expected ofthemIronyto tellhowExplaina comparisonof 2 unlikethings USING"like" or "as"Simileto readbetweenthe linesInferto tell allthe wayssomethingis differentContrasta comparisonbetween 2unlike thingsWITHOUTusing "like" or"as"Metaphorto listinstepsTraceGivinghuman-likequalities tonon-livingthingsPersonificationthe moral,messageor lessonof a storyThemeto give theshortverison ofsomethingSummarizeevents thathappen in astory thatlead to theclimaxRisingActionTo tellallabout itDescribeto identify allthe wayssomething islikeComparethe backgroundinformation oncharacters givenat the beginningof a storyExpositionevents thattake placeimmediatelyafter theclimaxFallingActionto breakdown; tobreakapartAnalyzeto backup withdetailsSupportto try to tellwhat willhappennextPredictwhen hints orsuggestionsare givenabout eventsto comeForeshadowingthe point ofhighest level ofinterest andemotion; a majorturning point in theactionClimaxthe mainevents ina novel orstoryPlotExageratedstatementsnot meant tobe takenseriouslyHyperboleto express athought,feeling, or ideato beunderstood; toshowConveyWhat thestory is mainlyabout frombeginning toendMainIdea/CentralIdeaCreateFormulatetakes place atthe end of astory; allremainingquestionsansweredDenouementto give inorder toachieve orprovidesomethingContributetojudgeEvaluateto grow, orincrease,or to causeto growDevelopwhen a persondoes or sayssomethingoutside of whatis expected ofthemIronyto tellhowExplaina comparisonof 2 unlikethings USING"like" or "as"Simileto readbetweenthe linesInferto tell allthe wayssomethingis differentContrasta comparisonbetween 2unlike thingsWITHOUTusing "like" or"as"Metaphorto listinstepsTraceGivinghuman-likequalities tonon-livingthingsPersonificationthe moral,messageor lessonof a storyThemeto give theshortverison ofsomethingSummarizeevents thathappen in astory thatlead to theclimaxRisingActionTo tellallabout itDescribeto identify allthe wayssomething islikeComparethe backgroundinformation oncharacters givenat the beginningof a storyExpositionevents thattake placeimmediatelyafter theclimaxFallingActionto breakdown; tobreakapartAnalyzeto backup withdetailsSupportto try to tellwhat willhappennextPredictwhen hints orsuggestionsare givenabout eventsto comeForeshadowingthe point ofhighest level ofinterest andemotion; a majorturning point in theactionClimaxthe mainevents ina novel orstoryPlotExageratedstatementsnot meant tobe takenseriouslyHyperboleto express athought,feeling, or ideato beunderstood; toshowConveyWhat thestory is mainlyabout frombeginning toendMainIdea/CentralIdea

ELA Powerful Words - 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. Formulate
    Create
  2. Denouement
    takes place at the end of a story; all remaining questions answered
  3. Contribute
    to give in order to achieve or provide something
  4. Evaluate
    to judge
  5. Develop
    to grow, or increase, or to cause to grow
  6. Irony
    when a person does or says something outside of what is expected of them
  7. Explain
    to tell how
  8. Simile
    a comparison of 2 unlike things USING "like" or "as"
  9. Infer
    to read between the lines
  10. Contrast
    to tell all the ways something is different
  11. Metaphor
    a comparison between 2 unlike things WITHOUT using "like" or "as"
  12. Trace
    to list in steps
  13. Personification
    Giving human-like qualities to non-living things
  14. Theme
    the moral, message or lesson of a story
  15. Summarize
    to give the short verison of something
  16. Rising Action
    events that happen in a story that lead to the climax
  17. Describe
    To tell all about it
  18. Compare
    to identify all the ways something is like
  19. Exposition
    the background information on characters given at the beginning of a story
  20. Falling Action
    events that take place immediately after the climax
  21. Analyze
    to break down; to break apart
  22. Support
    to back up with details
  23. Predict
    to try to tell what will happen next
  24. Foreshadowing
    when hints or suggestions are given about events to come
  25. Climax
    the point of highest level of interest and emotion; a major turning point in the action
  26. Plot
    the main events in a novel or story
  27. Hyperbole
    Exagerated statements not meant to be taken seriously
  28. Convey
    to express a thought, feeling, or idea to be understood; to show
  29. Main Idea/Central Idea
    What the story is mainly about from beginning to end