(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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When an author uses strong words to get the reader emotional
emotive language
Giving nonhuman things humanlike traits
personification
Text structure with facts and no story
descriptive
Saying the opposite for humor
irony
Part of speech that is an action or state of being
verb
Syllables that sound soft in a poem
unstressed
The perspective from which the story is told
point of view
Syllables that sound rough in a poem
stressed
A statement that ends in a period
declarative
Events that decrease the tension
falling action
The big idea the author is writing about
main idea
A punctuation mark used to glue two ideas without FANBOYS
semicolon
Tools that make your argument stronger
rhetorical device
Using strong words to manipulate the reader
loaded language
The life lesson of the story the reader learns through the characters
theme
The bad guy of the story who is against the protagonist
antagonist
The pattern of rhyming at the end of a line (ABCD)
rhyme scheme
Text structure that presents a conflict and how to solve it
problem and solution
When the narrator is in the story and uses I, we, me pronouns
first person POV
Text structure about two ideas that details their similarities and differences
compare and contrast
How we refer to someone without their proper name
pronoun
A sentence containing both a subject and predicate
independent clause
Part of speech that is a person, place, or thing with a capitalized name
proper noun
the problem that starts the action and tension
conflict
The highest level of tension, when the protagonist must face their fears
climax
A comparison of two things without like or as
metaphor
The time and place that a story takes place
setting
Part of speech that describes a person, place, or thing
adjective
A comparison of two things using like or as
simile
An idea that is not actually factual or proven by data
faulty reasoning
Rewriting an author’s ideas in your own words
paraphrase
Text structure told in order with time or dates
chronological
The hero of the story who must solve the conflict
protagonist
Comparing two things to make your argument stronger
analogy
When the narrator tells someone else’s story and he, she, they pronouns
third person POV
When a poem rhymes
verse
The name for FANBOYS words that glue ideas together
conjunction
Increasing action that adds to the tension
rising action
A punctuation mark that creates lists, separates dialogue, and glues ideas with FANBOYS words
comma
An incomplete sentence missing a subject or predicate
fragment
One event that is wrongly applied to many cases
sweeping generalization
A group of lines in a poem
stanza
Being ironic to mock or criticize
sarcasm
Speaking directly to the reader
direct address
Part of speech that describes a person, place, or thing with a capitalized name
proper adjective
An exclamation that is said loudly
exclamatory
When an author uses statistics and facts
logical language
Making a fact or point more detailed
specifying
Facts that come directly from the person they are about
primary source
Words spoken out loud
dialogue
Part of speech that is a person, place, or thing
noun
A question not meant to be answered
rhetorical question
The verb of the sentence that is done by the subject
predicate
The noun of the sentence that is doing the predicate
subject
Nonfiction meant to be published
journalism
A command that can end in a period or exclamation mark
imperative
Writing that is about true events
nonfiction
A retelling of the story’s beginning, middle, and end
summary
When a POV includes the narrator’s opinion
subjective POV
Using an unfair opinion
bias
The details that support the main idea
supporting detail
A harmful idea associated with a large group of people
stereotype
Facts that do not come directly from the person they are about
secondary source
A question that ends in a question mark
interrogative
Nonfiction that states and defends a claim
argument
What supports the claim
evidence
The map of tension and stress in the story
plot
Part of speech that describes an action or state of being
adverb
Using 3 synonyms support the evidence
group of 3
When a POV is purely factual
objective POV
the use of stressed and unstressed syllables
meter
How the conflict is solved at the story’s end
resolution
An error in your writing that undermines your argument
logical fallacy
