IDENTIFYto pickout ARGUMENTanopinion;claimwith reasonsto support itCENTRAL/MAINIDEAthe author’smostimportantidea or mainpoint STORYhas aplot witheventsCONTRASThowthings aredifferentcandywhat youget if youwin thisgameSTRUCTUREhowsomethingisorganized CONTEXTthe parts beforeand after a word orpassage, whichhelp us tounderstand themeaning NARRATIVEastoryCITEtoquotethe text INFERto conclude, toguess or figureout fromevidence, toread betweenthe linesDESCRIBEto showmorefacts anddetailsTHEMEthe message,universallesson to belearned froma storyanalyzeto break downinto parts andexaminethem; to findthe meaningSUMMARIZEto state theimportant partsof something,usually in order Devinemyteacher'snamerebuttalhow theauthoranswers thecounterclaimDETAILSparts of atext thatsupportyour ideasSUPPORTto back-up, justifyyouranswerCOMPAREhowthingsare alikeDETERMINEtodecide counterclaiman argumentof theoppositeside from theauthorDEVELOPto expandor adddetailsEXPLAINto make clearorunderstandableto othersEVIDENCEthe factsthat provesomething EXPLICITclearlystated DEMONSTRATEto describe,explain, orshow withexamplesEVALUATEto makeajudgment CLAIMa point ofview oropinionaboutsomethingIDENTIFYto pickout ARGUMENTanopinion;claimwith reasonsto support itCENTRAL/MAINIDEAthe author’smostimportantidea or mainpoint STORYhas aplot witheventsCONTRASThowthings aredifferentcandywhat youget if youwin thisgameSTRUCTUREhowsomethingisorganized CONTEXTthe parts beforeand after a word orpassage, whichhelp us tounderstand themeaning NARRATIVEastoryCITEtoquotethe text INFERto conclude, toguess or figureout fromevidence, toread betweenthe linesDESCRIBEto showmorefacts anddetailsTHEMEthe message,universallesson to belearned froma storyanalyzeto break downinto parts andexaminethem; to findthe meaningSUMMARIZEto state theimportant partsof something,usually in order Devinemyteacher'snamerebuttalhow theauthoranswers thecounterclaimDETAILSparts of atext thatsupportyour ideasSUPPORTto back-up, justifyyouranswerCOMPAREhowthingsare alikeDETERMINEtodecide counterclaiman argumentof theoppositeside from theauthorDEVELOPto expandor adddetailsEXPLAINto make clearorunderstandableto othersEVIDENCEthe factsthat provesomething EXPLICITclearlystated DEMONSTRATEto describe,explain, orshow withexamplesEVALUATEto makeajudgment CLAIMa point ofview oropinionaboutsomething

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