counterclaiman argumentof theoppositeside from theauthorEXPLICITclearlystated THEMEthe message,universallesson to belearned froma storyCONTRASThowthings aredifferentNARRATIVEastoryDEVELOPto expandor adddetailsEVIDENCEthe factsthat provesomething EVALUATEto makeajudgment SUPPORTto back-up, justifyyouranswerDESCRIBEto showmorefacts anddetailsCLAIMa point ofview oropinionaboutsomethingARGUMENTanopinion;claimwith reasonsto support itDevinemyteacher'snameDETERMINEtodecide CONTEXTthe parts beforeand after a word orpassage, whichhelp us tounderstand themeaning COMPAREhowthingsare alikeDEMONSTRATEto describe,explain, orshow withexamplesEXPLAINto make clearorunderstandableto othersINFERto conclude, toguess or figureout fromevidence, toread betweenthe linesIDENTIFYto pickout rebuttalhow theauthoranswers thecounterclaimcandywhat youget if youwin thisgameDETAILSparts of atext thatsupportyour ideasSUMMARIZEto state theimportant partsof something,usually in order STRUCTUREhowsomethingisorganized analyzeto break downinto parts andexaminethem; to findthe meaningCENTRAL/MAINIDEAthe author’smostimportantidea or mainpoint STORYhas aplot witheventsCITEtoquotethe text counterclaiman argumentof theoppositeside from theauthorEXPLICITclearlystated THEMEthe message,universallesson to belearned froma storyCONTRASThowthings aredifferentNARRATIVEastoryDEVELOPto expandor adddetailsEVIDENCEthe factsthat provesomething EVALUATEto makeajudgment SUPPORTto back-up, justifyyouranswerDESCRIBEto showmorefacts anddetailsCLAIMa point ofview oropinionaboutsomethingARGUMENTanopinion;claimwith reasonsto support itDevinemyteacher'snameDETERMINEtodecide CONTEXTthe parts beforeand after a word orpassage, whichhelp us tounderstand themeaning COMPAREhowthingsare alikeDEMONSTRATEto describe,explain, orshow withexamplesEXPLAINto make clearorunderstandableto othersINFERto conclude, toguess or figureout fromevidence, toread betweenthe linesIDENTIFYto pickout rebuttalhow theauthoranswers thecounterclaimcandywhat youget if youwin thisgameDETAILSparts of atext thatsupportyour ideasSUMMARIZEto state theimportant partsof something,usually in order STRUCTUREhowsomethingisorganized analyzeto break downinto parts andexaminethem; to findthe meaningCENTRAL/MAINIDEAthe author’smostimportantidea or mainpoint STORYhas aplot witheventsCITEtoquotethe text 

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