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

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