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

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