“It’ll be all right…Bound to bepeople likeCharles in theworld. Might aswell meet themnow as later.”FridayanexampleofinferenceLaurieinventsCharlesLaurie'sdescription ofCharles atthe beginningof the storyinnocence“Because she triedto make him colorwith red crayons.”“He wanted tocolor with greencrayons so he hitthe teacher…”Laurie’smother’spurpose forwanting toattend the PTAmeetingironyThursdayLaurie “grinnedenormouslyand said,‘Today Charleshit theteacher.’”independentchilddiscussing 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.”by keepingthe settingoutside ofthe schoolforeshadowing“Charles?”she said. “Wedon’t haveany Charles inkindergarten.”Firstpersonperspective“…he renouncedcorduroy overalls…,”he was a “long-trousered,swaggering characterwho forgot to stop atthe corner and wavegoodbye…,”rebelliousrenounceMainconflictDeception,innocenceandidentity“Charles,”Laurie yelled allthe way up thehill, “Charleswas bad again.” Laurie  WednesdayanaphoraObliviousOnlynamesLaurie andCharleskickedandfresh“It’ll be all right…Bound to bepeople likeCharles in theworld. Might aswell meet themnow as later.”FridayanexampleofinferenceLaurieinventsCharlesLaurie'sdescription ofCharles atthe beginningof the storyinnocence“Because she triedto make him colorwith red crayons.”“He wanted tocolor with greencrayons so he hitthe teacher…”Laurie’smother’spurpose forwanting toattend the PTAmeetingironyThursdayLaurie “grinnedenormouslyand said,‘Today Charleshit theteacher.’”independentchilddiscussing 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.”by keepingthe settingoutside ofthe schoolforeshadowing“Charles?”she said. “Wedon’t haveany Charles inkindergarten.”Firstpersonperspective“…he renouncedcorduroy overalls…,”he was a “long-trousered,swaggering characterwho forgot to stop atthe corner and wavegoodbye…,”rebelliousrenounceMainconflictDeception,innocenceandidentity“Charles,”Laurie yelled allthe way up thehill, “Charleswas bad again.” Laurie  WednesdayanaphoraObliviousOnlynamesLaurie andCharleskickedandfresh

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