(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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Student opens with a famous quote
CLICHÉ: “shoot for the moon” or similar
Grandiose metaphor (“my mind was an ocean”)
Mentions a family member’s death/injury as motivation
Foreign phrase/word
Trauma essay lacks sensitivity editing guidelines
Uses a cliché anecdote (“In today’s society…”)
Uses vague goal (“I’ve always known I wanted to be a doctor…”)
Starts with “When I was in 4th grade…”
Includes anecdotal evidence (short story)
Essay begins with a dictionary definition
Begins with a question (“Ever wondered…?”)
Story about someone else, not the student
Five‑paragraph essay structure spotted
Unresolved cliffhanger, ending mid‑thought
Missing thesis or weak thesis statement
Forced humor
Writes about name meaning or identity as central theme
No title or missing name on essay
Lacks reflection—only tells story, no deeper takeaway
