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