A MENTORhas a majormajor impact onanothercharacter'sworldview.INACTION: Acharacter failsto respond oract at a crucialmoment.A POLITICALOR SOCIALISSUE isimportant to thework'smeaning.ALIENATION: Acharacter feelsisolated fromfamily, society, oranother importantgroup.THE PAST: Acharacter isstill affectedby eventsfrom the past.SACRIFICE:What acharacter givesup reveals hisor her values.POWER: Acharacter ismotivated bythe desire forpower.CRUELTY:What acts ofcruelty revealabout theperpetrator orvictim.TIME: Thetext usestime in anunusual ordistinct way.CHARACTERFOIL: We learnabout onecharacter viaanothercharacter'scontrasting traits.'THOUGHTFULLAUGHTER': Ascene or workthat makes youlaugh...andthink.MONEY:Wealth or lackof wealth areimportant to thework'smeaning.A MYSTERYis investigatedin a non-detectivenovel.DEATH: Adeath sceneis importantto the work'smeaning.A TRAGICHERO whosuffers, but alsocausessuffering forothers.MORALAMBIGUITY: Acharacter who isneither "purelygood" nor "purelyevil."CHILDHOODis important,whetherpositive ornegative.BETRAYAL: Onecharacter betraysanother,themselves ortheir own beliefs.GENERATIONGAP: Older andyoungercharacters seethe worlddifferently.HOPE: Whata character'shopes revealsabout his orher values.NAMES: Acharacter'sname revealshis or hercomplexity orambiguity.CONFORMITY:A characteroutwardlyconforms, butinwardlyquestions.A PHYSICALJOURNEY isimportant tothe work'smeaning.GENDER:Tensions betweenmen and womenare important tothe work'smeaning.A MENTORhas a majormajor impact onanothercharacter'sworldview.INACTION: Acharacter failsto respond oract at a crucialmoment.A POLITICALOR SOCIALISSUE isimportant to thework'smeaning.ALIENATION: Acharacter feelsisolated fromfamily, society, oranother importantgroup.THE PAST: Acharacter isstill affectedby eventsfrom the past.SACRIFICE:What acharacter givesup reveals hisor her values.POWER: Acharacter ismotivated bythe desire forpower.CRUELTY:What acts ofcruelty revealabout theperpetrator orvictim.TIME: Thetext usestime in anunusual ordistinct way.CHARACTERFOIL: We learnabout onecharacter viaanothercharacter'scontrasting traits.'THOUGHTFULLAUGHTER': Ascene or workthat makes youlaugh...andthink.MONEY:Wealth or lackof wealth areimportant to thework'smeaning.A MYSTERYis investigatedin a non-detectivenovel.DEATH: Adeath sceneis importantto the work'smeaning.A TRAGICHERO whosuffers, but alsocausessuffering forothers.MORALAMBIGUITY: Acharacter who isneither "purelygood" nor "purelyevil."CHILDHOODis important,whetherpositive ornegative.BETRAYAL: Onecharacter betraysanother,themselves ortheir own beliefs.GENERATIONGAP: Older andyoungercharacters seethe worlddifferently.HOPE: Whata character'shopes revealsabout his orher values.NAMES: Acharacter'sname revealshis or hercomplexity orambiguity.CONFORMITY:A characteroutwardlyconforms, butinwardlyquestions.A PHYSICALJOURNEY isimportant tothe work'smeaning.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. A MENTOR has a major major impact on another character's worldview.
  2. INACTION: A character fails to respond or act at a crucial moment.
  3. A POLITICAL OR SOCIAL ISSUE is important to the work's meaning.
  4. ALIENATION: A character feels isolated from family, society, or another important group.
  5. THE PAST: A character is still affected by events from the past.
  6. SACRIFICE: What a character gives up reveals his or her values.
  7. POWER: A character is motivated by the desire for power.
  8. CRUELTY: What acts of cruelty reveal about the perpetrator or victim.
  9. TIME: The text uses time in an unusual or distinct way.
  10. CHARACTER FOIL: We learn about one character via another character's contrasting traits.
  11. 'THOUGHTFUL LAUGHTER': A scene or work that makes you laugh...and think.
  12. MONEY: Wealth or lack of wealth are important to the work's meaning.
  13. A MYSTERY is investigated in a non-detective novel.
  14. DEATH: A death scene is important to the work's meaning.
  15. A TRAGIC HERO who suffers, but also causes suffering for others.
  16. MORAL AMBIGUITY: A character who is neither "purely good" nor "purely evil."
  17. CHILDHOOD is important, whether positive or negative.
  18. BETRAYAL: One character betrays another, themselves or their own beliefs.
  19. GENERATION GAP: Older and younger characters see the world differently.
  20. HOPE: What a character's hopes reveals about his or her values.
  21. NAMES: A character's name reveals his or her complexity or ambiguity.
  22. CONFORMITY: A character outwardly conforms, but inwardly questions.
  23. A PHYSICAL JOURNEY is important to the work's meaning.
  24. GENDER: Tensions between men and women are important to the work's meaning.