ThesaurusoverloadTrauma essaylacks sensitivityeditingguidelines  Starts with“When Iwas in 4thgrade…”  Begins with aquestion(“Everwondered…?”)  Uses vaguegoal (“I’vealways knownI wanted to bea doctor…”)  Grandiosemetaphor (“mymind was anocean”)  Foreignphrase/wordMissingthesis orweak thesisstatement  AI‑generatedtone—flat,generic,impersonal  Mentions afamilymember’sdeath/injuryas motivation  Writes aboutname meaningor identity ascentral theme  CLICHÉ:“shoot forthe moon”or similar  ForcedhumorLacks reflection—only tellsstory, nodeepertakeaway  No title ormissingname onessay  Studentopens with afamousquote  Includesanecdotalevidence(short story)  Story aboutsomeoneelse, notthe studentFive‑paragraphessay structurespotted  OverlysentimentalconclusionEssaybegins with adictionarydefinition  Uses aclichéanecdote(“In today’ssociety…”)  Overlyformal tone—soundslike anadult/PhD  Unresolvedcliffhanger,endingmid‑thought  ThesaurusoverloadTrauma essaylacks sensitivityeditingguidelines  Starts with“When Iwas in 4thgrade…”  Begins with aquestion(“Everwondered…?”)  Uses vaguegoal (“I’vealways knownI wanted to bea doctor…”)  Grandiosemetaphor (“mymind was anocean”)  Foreignphrase/wordMissingthesis orweak thesisstatement  AI‑generatedtone—flat,generic,impersonal  Mentions afamilymember’sdeath/injuryas motivation  Writes aboutname meaningor identity ascentral theme  CLICHÉ:“shoot forthe moon”or similar  ForcedhumorLacks reflection—only tellsstory, nodeepertakeaway  No title ormissingname onessay  Studentopens with afamousquote  Includesanecdotalevidence(short story)  Story aboutsomeoneelse, notthe studentFive‑paragraphessay structurespotted  OverlysentimentalconclusionEssaybegins with adictionarydefinition  Uses aclichéanecdote(“In today’ssociety…”)  Overlyformal tone—soundslike anadult/PhD  Unresolvedcliffhanger,endingmid‑thought  

Essay Writing Finds - 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. Thesaurus overload
  2. Trauma essay lacks sensitivity editing guidelines
  3. Starts with “When I was in 4th grade…” 
  4. Begins with a question (“Ever wondered…?”)
  5. Uses vague goal (“I’ve always known I wanted to be a doctor…”) 
  6. Grandiose metaphor (“my mind was an ocean”)
  7. Foreign phrase/word
  8. Missing thesis or weak thesis statement
  9. AI‑generated tone—flat, generic, impersonal 
  10. Mentions a family member’s death/injury as motivation 
  11. Writes about name meaning or identity as central theme 
  12. CLICHÉ: “shoot for the moon” or similar 
  13. Forced humor
  14. Lacks reflection—only tells story, no deeper takeaway
  15. No title or missing name on essay
  16. Student opens with a famous quote
  17. Includes anecdotal evidence (short story)
  18. Story about someone else, not the student
  19. Five‑paragraph essay structure spotted
  20. Overly sentimental conclusion
  21. Essay begins with a dictionary definition
  22. Uses a cliché anecdote (“In today’s society…”) 
  23. Overly formal tone—sounds like an adult/PhD 
  24. Unresolved cliffhanger, ending mid‑thought