CRUELTY:What acts ofcruelty revealabout theperpetrator orvictim.CONFORMITY:A characteroutwardlyconforms, butinwardlyquestions.BETRAYAL: Onecharacter betraysanother,themselves ortheir own beliefs.INACTION: Acharacter failsto respond oract at a crucialmoment.A MYSTERYis investigatedin a non-detectivenovel.THE PAST: Acharacter isstill affectedby eventsfrom the past.A TRAGICHERO whosuffers, but alsocausessuffering forothers.TIME: Thetext usestime in anunusual ordistinct way.ALIENATION: Acharacter feelsisolated fromfamily, society, oranother importantgroup.GENERATIONGAP: Older andyoungercharacters seethe worlddifferently.SACRIFICE:What acharacter givesup reveals hisor her values.MORALAMBIGUITY: Acharacter who isneither "purelygood" nor "purelyevil."A POLITICALOR SOCIALISSUE isimportant to thework'smeaning.A MENTORhas a majormajor impact onanothercharacter'sworldview.POWER: Acharacter ismotivated bythe desire forpower.MONEY:Wealth or lackof wealth areimportant to thework'smeaning.CHILDHOODis important,whetherpositive ornegative.HOPE: Whata character'shopes revealsabout his orher values.'THOUGHTFULLAUGHTER': Ascene or workthat makes youlaugh...andthink.DEATH: Adeath sceneis importantto the work'smeaning.NAMES: Acharacter'sname revealshis or hercomplexity orambiguity.A PHYSICALJOURNEY isimportant tothe work'smeaning.CHARACTERFOIL: We learnabout onecharacter viaanothercharacter'scontrasting traits.GENDER:Tensions betweenmen and womenare important tothe work'smeaning.CRUELTY:What acts ofcruelty revealabout theperpetrator orvictim.CONFORMITY:A characteroutwardlyconforms, butinwardlyquestions.BETRAYAL: Onecharacter betraysanother,themselves ortheir own beliefs.INACTION: Acharacter failsto respond oract at a crucialmoment.A MYSTERYis investigatedin a non-detectivenovel.THE PAST: Acharacter isstill affectedby eventsfrom the past.A TRAGICHERO whosuffers, but alsocausessuffering forothers.TIME: Thetext usestime in anunusual ordistinct way.ALIENATION: Acharacter feelsisolated fromfamily, society, oranother importantgroup.GENERATIONGAP: Older andyoungercharacters seethe worlddifferently.SACRIFICE:What acharacter givesup reveals hisor her values.MORALAMBIGUITY: Acharacter who isneither "purelygood" nor "purelyevil."A POLITICALOR SOCIALISSUE isimportant to thework'smeaning.A MENTORhas a majormajor impact onanothercharacter'sworldview.POWER: Acharacter ismotivated bythe desire forpower.MONEY:Wealth or lackof wealth areimportant to thework'smeaning.CHILDHOODis important,whetherpositive ornegative.HOPE: Whata character'shopes revealsabout his orher values.'THOUGHTFULLAUGHTER': Ascene or workthat makes youlaugh...andthink.DEATH: Adeath sceneis importantto the work'smeaning.NAMES: Acharacter'sname revealshis or hercomplexity orambiguity.A PHYSICALJOURNEY isimportant tothe work'smeaning.CHARACTERFOIL: We learnabout onecharacter viaanothercharacter'scontrasting traits.GENDER:Tensions betweenmen and womenare important tothe work'smeaning.

Thematic Bingo - 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. CRUELTY: What acts of cruelty reveal about the perpetrator or victim.
  2. CONFORMITY: A character outwardly conforms, but inwardly questions.
  3. BETRAYAL: One character betrays another, themselves or their own beliefs.
  4. INACTION: A character fails to respond or act at a crucial moment.
  5. A MYSTERY is investigated in a non-detective novel.
  6. THE PAST: A character is still affected by events from the past.
  7. A TRAGIC HERO who suffers, but also causes suffering for others.
  8. TIME: The text uses time in an unusual or distinct way.
  9. ALIENATION: A character feels isolated from family, society, or another important group.
  10. GENERATION GAP: Older and younger characters see the world differently.
  11. SACRIFICE: What a character gives up reveals his or her values.
  12. MORAL AMBIGUITY: A character who is neither "purely good" nor "purely evil."
  13. A POLITICAL OR SOCIAL ISSUE is important to the work's meaning.
  14. A MENTOR has a major major impact on another character's worldview.
  15. POWER: A character is motivated by the desire for power.
  16. MONEY: Wealth or lack of wealth are important to the work's meaning.
  17. CHILDHOOD is important, whether positive or negative.
  18. HOPE: What a character's hopes reveals about his or her values.
  19. 'THOUGHTFUL LAUGHTER': A scene or work that makes you laugh...and think.
  20. DEATH: A death scene is important to the work's meaning.
  21. NAMES: A character's name reveals his or her complexity or ambiguity.
  22. A PHYSICAL JOURNEY is important to the work's meaning.
  23. CHARACTER FOIL: We learn about one character via another character's contrasting traits.
  24. GENDER: Tensions between men and women are important to the work's meaning.