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

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