DESCRIBEto showmorefacts anddetailsCLAIMa point ofview oropinionaboutsomethingrebuttalhow theauthoranswers thecounterclaimINFERto conclude, toguess or figureout fromevidence, toread betweenthe linesCITEtoquotethe text NARRATIVEastoryIDENTIFYto pickout Devinemyteacher'snameCONTRASThowthings aredifferentCONTEXTthe parts beforeand after a word orpassage, whichhelp us tounderstand themeaning EXPLAINto make clearorunderstandableto othersTHEMEthe message,universallesson to belearned froma storySUMMARIZEto state theimportant partsof something,usually in order CENTRAL/MAINIDEAthe author’smostimportantidea or mainpoint DEMONSTRATEto describe,explain, orshow withexamplesEVIDENCEthe factsthat provesomething EXPLICITclearlystated EVALUATEto makeajudgment counterclaiman argumentof theoppositeside from theauthorDETAILSparts of atext thatsupportyour ideasSUPPORTto back-up, justifyyouranswercandywhat youget if youwin thisgameARGUMENTanopinion;claimwith reasonsto support itDETERMINEtodecide STRUCTUREhowsomethingisorganized DEVELOPto expandor adddetailsCOMPAREhowthingsare alikeanalyzeto break downinto parts andexaminethem; to findthe meaningSTORYhas aplot witheventsDESCRIBEto showmorefacts anddetailsCLAIMa point ofview oropinionaboutsomethingrebuttalhow theauthoranswers thecounterclaimINFERto conclude, toguess or figureout fromevidence, toread betweenthe linesCITEtoquotethe text NARRATIVEastoryIDENTIFYto pickout Devinemyteacher'snameCONTRASThowthings aredifferentCONTEXTthe parts beforeand after a word orpassage, whichhelp us tounderstand themeaning EXPLAINto make clearorunderstandableto othersTHEMEthe message,universallesson to belearned froma storySUMMARIZEto state theimportant partsof something,usually in order CENTRAL/MAINIDEAthe author’smostimportantidea or mainpoint DEMONSTRATEto describe,explain, orshow withexamplesEVIDENCEthe factsthat provesomething EXPLICITclearlystated EVALUATEto makeajudgment counterclaiman argumentof theoppositeside from theauthorDETAILSparts of atext thatsupportyour ideasSUPPORTto back-up, justifyyouranswercandywhat youget if youwin thisgameARGUMENTanopinion;claimwith reasonsto support itDETERMINEtodecide STRUCTUREhowsomethingisorganized DEVELOPto expandor adddetailsCOMPAREhowthingsare alikeanalyzeto break downinto parts andexaminethem; to findthe meaningSTORYhas aplot withevents

Vocabulary - 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. to show more facts and details
    DESCRIBE
  2. a point of view or opinion about something
    CLAIM
  3. how the author answers the counterclaim
    rebuttal
  4. to conclude, to guess or figure out from evidence, to read between the lines
    INFER
  5. to quote the text
    CITE
  6. a story
    NARRATIVE
  7. to pick out
    IDENTIFY
  8. my teacher's name
    Devine
  9. how things are different
    CONTRAST
  10. the parts before and after a word or passage, which help us to understand the meaning
    CONTEXT
  11. to make clear or understandable to others
    EXPLAIN
  12. the message, universal lesson to be learned from a story
    THEME
  13. to state the important parts of something, usually in order
    SUMMARIZE
  14. the author’s most important idea or main point
    CENTRAL/MAIN IDEA
  15. to describe, explain, or show with examples
    DEMONSTRATE
  16. the facts that prove something
    EVIDENCE
  17. clearly stated
    EXPLICIT
  18. to make a judgment
    EVALUATE
  19. an argument of the opposite side from the author
    counterclaim
  20. parts of a text that support your ideas
    DETAILS
  21. to back-up, justify your answer
    SUPPORT
  22. what you get if you win this game
    candy
  23. an opinion;claim with reasons to support it
    ARGUMENT
  24. to decide
    DETERMINE
  25. how something is organized
    STRUCTURE
  26. to expand or add details
    DEVELOP
  27. how things are alike
    COMPARE
  28. to break down into parts and examine them; to find the meaning
    analyze
  29. has a plot with events
    STORY