CLAIMa point ofview oropinionaboutsomethingcandywhat youget if youwin thisgameEXPLICITclearlystated counterclaiman argumentof theoppositeside from theauthorDESCRIBEto showmorefacts anddetailsEVALUATEto makeajudgment DEVELOPto expandor adddetailsCONTRASThowthings aredifferentARGUMENTanopinion;claimwith reasonsto support itDETERMINEtodecide IDENTIFYto pickout INFERto conclude, toguess or figureout fromevidence, toread betweenthe linesDevinemyteacher'snameDETAILSparts of atext thatsupportyour ideasrebuttalhow theauthoranswers thecounterclaimTHEMEthe message,universallesson to belearned froma storySUPPORTto back-up, justifyyouranswerSUMMARIZEto state theimportant partsof something,usually in order DEMONSTRATEto describe,explain, orshow withexamplesanalyzeto break downinto parts andexaminethem; to findthe meaningCITEtoquotethe text CONTEXTthe parts beforeand after a word orpassage, whichhelp us tounderstand themeaning EXPLAINto make clearorunderstandableto othersNARRATIVEastoryCOMPAREhowthingsare alikeCENTRAL/MAINIDEAthe author’smostimportantidea or mainpoint EVIDENCEthe factsthat provesomething STRUCTUREhowsomethingisorganized STORYhas aplot witheventsCLAIMa point ofview oropinionaboutsomethingcandywhat youget if youwin thisgameEXPLICITclearlystated counterclaiman argumentof theoppositeside from theauthorDESCRIBEto showmorefacts anddetailsEVALUATEto makeajudgment DEVELOPto expandor adddetailsCONTRASThowthings aredifferentARGUMENTanopinion;claimwith reasonsto support itDETERMINEtodecide IDENTIFYto pickout INFERto conclude, toguess or figureout fromevidence, toread betweenthe linesDevinemyteacher'snameDETAILSparts of atext thatsupportyour ideasrebuttalhow theauthoranswers thecounterclaimTHEMEthe message,universallesson to belearned froma storySUPPORTto back-up, justifyyouranswerSUMMARIZEto state theimportant partsof something,usually in order DEMONSTRATEto describe,explain, orshow withexamplesanalyzeto break downinto parts andexaminethem; to findthe meaningCITEtoquotethe text CONTEXTthe parts beforeand after a word orpassage, whichhelp us tounderstand themeaning EXPLAINto make clearorunderstandableto othersNARRATIVEastoryCOMPAREhowthingsare alikeCENTRAL/MAINIDEAthe author’smostimportantidea or mainpoint EVIDENCEthe factsthat provesomething STRUCTUREhowsomethingisorganized STORYhas 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. a point of view or opinion about something
    CLAIM
  2. what you get if you win this game
    candy
  3. clearly stated
    EXPLICIT
  4. an argument of the opposite side from the author
    counterclaim
  5. to show more facts and details
    DESCRIBE
  6. to make a judgment
    EVALUATE
  7. to expand or add details
    DEVELOP
  8. how things are different
    CONTRAST
  9. an opinion;claim with reasons to support it
    ARGUMENT
  10. to decide
    DETERMINE
  11. to pick out
    IDENTIFY
  12. to conclude, to guess or figure out from evidence, to read between the lines
    INFER
  13. my teacher's name
    Devine
  14. parts of a text that support your ideas
    DETAILS
  15. how the author answers the counterclaim
    rebuttal
  16. the message, universal lesson to be learned from a story
    THEME
  17. to back-up, justify your answer
    SUPPORT
  18. to state the important parts of something, usually in order
    SUMMARIZE
  19. to describe, explain, or show with examples
    DEMONSTRATE
  20. to break down into parts and examine them; to find the meaning
    analyze
  21. to quote the text
    CITE
  22. the parts before and after a word or passage, which help us to understand the meaning
    CONTEXT
  23. to make clear or understandable to others
    EXPLAIN
  24. a story
    NARRATIVE
  25. how things are alike
    COMPARE
  26. the author’s most important idea or main point
    CENTRAL/MAIN IDEA
  27. the facts that prove something
    EVIDENCE
  28. how something is organized
    STRUCTURE
  29. has a plot with events
    STORY