Laurie'sdescription ofCharles atthe beginningof the storyforeshadowingFirstpersonperspectiveLaurieinventsCharlesMainconflictanaphora Laurie  anexampleofinferenceLaurie’smother’spurpose forwanting toattend the PTAmeetingThursday“…he renouncedcorduroy overalls…,”he was a “long-trousered,swaggering characterwho forgot to stop atthe corner and wavegoodbye…,”Wednesdayby keepingthe settingoutside ofthe schoolironydiscussing Charles’sbehavior. For example, hesaid, “The teacher spankeda boy, though,...”, “…forbeing fresh…””He wasfresh. The teacher spankedhim and made him stand ina corner. He was awfullyfresh.”“Charles?”she said. “Wedon’t haveany Charles inkindergarten.”rebelliousFriday“Charles,”Laurie yelled allthe way up thehill, “Charleswas bad again.”renounce“It’ll be all right…Bound to bepeople likeCharles in theworld. Might aswell meet themnow as later.”kickedandfreshinnocenceDeception,innocenceandidentityOnlynamesLaurie andCharlesLaurie “grinnedenormouslyand said,‘Today Charleshit theteacher.’”Obliviousindependentchild“Because she triedto make him colorwith red crayons.”“He wanted tocolor with greencrayons so he hitthe teacher…”Laurie'sdescription ofCharles atthe beginningof the storyforeshadowingFirstpersonperspectiveLaurieinventsCharlesMainconflictanaphora Laurie  anexampleofinferenceLaurie’smother’spurpose forwanting toattend the PTAmeetingThursday“…he renouncedcorduroy overalls…,”he was a “long-trousered,swaggering characterwho forgot to stop atthe corner and wavegoodbye…,”Wednesdayby keepingthe settingoutside ofthe schoolironydiscussing Charles’sbehavior. For example, hesaid, “The teacher spankeda boy, though,...”, “…forbeing fresh…””He wasfresh. The teacher spankedhim and made him stand ina corner. He was awfullyfresh.”“Charles?”she said. “Wedon’t haveany Charles inkindergarten.”rebelliousFriday“Charles,”Laurie yelled allthe way up thehill, “Charleswas bad again.”renounce“It’ll be all right…Bound to bepeople likeCharles in theworld. Might aswell meet themnow as later.”kickedandfreshinnocenceDeception,innocenceandidentityOnlynamesLaurie andCharlesLaurie “grinnedenormouslyand said,‘Today Charleshit theteacher.’”Obliviousindependentchild“Because she triedto make him colorwith red crayons.”“He wanted tocolor with greencrayons so he hitthe teacher…”

Charles by Shirley Jackson - 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. Laurie's description of Charles at the beginning of the story
  2. foreshadowing
  3. First person perspective
  4. Laurie invents Charles
  5. Main conflict
  6. anaphora
  7. Laurie
  8. an example of inference
  9. Laurie’s mother’s purpose for wanting to attend the PTA meeting
  10. Thursday
  11. “…he renounced corduroy overalls…,” he was a “long-trousered, swaggering character who forgot to stop at the corner and wave goodbye…,”
  12. Wednesday
  13. by keeping the setting outside of the school
  14. irony
  15. discussing Charles’s behavior. For example, he said, “The teacher spanked a boy, though,...”, “…for being fresh…””He was fresh. The teacher spanked him and made him stand in a corner. He was awfully fresh.”
  16. “Charles?” she said. “We don’t have any Charles in kindergarten.”
  17. rebellious
  18. Friday
  19. “Charles,” Laurie yelled all the way up the hill, “Charles was bad again.”
  20. renounce
  21. “It’ll be all right…Bound to be people like Charles in the world. Might as well meet them now as later.”
  22. kicked and fresh
  23. innocence
  24. Deception, innocence and identity
  25. Only names Laurie and Charles
  26. Laurie “grinned enormously and said, ‘Today Charles hit the teacher.’”
  27. Oblivious
  28. independent child
  29. “Because she tried to make him color with red crayons.” “He wanted to color with green crayons so he hit the teacher…”