RemovedredundancySimplified acomplexidea intoclearerlanguageRemoved atangent thatdidn’tsupport yourargumentSet the draftaside andcame backwith fresheyesAdded aconclusionsentence to aparagraph thatjust “stopped”Rewrote yourintroductionAFTER finishingtheresults/discussionDeleted asentenceyou secretlylovedReorganizeda section toclarify yournarrative arcPrinted orchanged thefont to “seeit differently”Moved aparagraphto improveflowFinaldraftdoneRead a sectionaloud to locateawkward orunclearphrasingImprovedtransitionsbetweenparagraphsRemovedfiller words(“in order to,”“very,” “dueto the fact…”)Reverse-outlinedyour draftAdded orstrengtheneda topicsentenceCut 20%of asectionSplit a longparagraphinto smaller,focusedonesMerged twoparagraphsinto oneclearerparagraphWrote a one-sentencesummary ofyour wholepaperFixed aconfusingpronoun(“this,” “that,”“they”)Ensured everysection directlyanswers theresearchquestionCut atleast oneparagraphCheckedwhether eachparagraphhas ONEclear ideaRemovedredundancySimplified acomplexidea intoclearerlanguageRemoved atangent thatdidn’tsupport yourargumentSet the draftaside andcame backwith fresheyesAdded aconclusionsentence to aparagraph thatjust “stopped”Rewrote yourintroductionAFTER finishingtheresults/discussionDeleted asentenceyou secretlylovedReorganizeda section toclarify yournarrative arcPrinted orchanged thefont to “seeit differently”Moved aparagraphto improveflowFinaldraftdoneRead a sectionaloud to locateawkward orunclearphrasingImprovedtransitionsbetweenparagraphsRemovedfiller words(“in order to,”“very,” “dueto the fact…”)Reverse-outlinedyour draftAdded orstrengtheneda topicsentenceCut 20%of asectionSplit a longparagraphinto smaller,focusedonesMerged twoparagraphsinto oneclearerparagraphWrote a one-sentencesummary ofyour wholepaperFixed aconfusingpronoun(“this,” “that,”“they”)Ensured everysection directlyanswers theresearchquestionCut atleast oneparagraphCheckedwhether eachparagraphhas ONEclear idea

Chapter 21 Bingo - 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. Removed redundancy
  2. Simplified a complex idea into clearer language
  3. Removed a tangent that didn’t support your argument
  4. Set the draft aside and came back with fresh eyes
  5. Added a conclusion sentence to a paragraph that just “stopped”
  6. Rewrote your introduction AFTER finishing the results/discussion
  7. Deleted a sentence you secretly loved
  8. Reorganized a section to clarify your narrative arc
  9. Printed or changed the font to “see it differently”
  10. Moved a paragraph to improve flow
  11. Final draft done
  12. Read a section aloud to locate awkward or unclear phrasing
  13. Improved transitions between paragraphs
  14. Removed filler words (“in order to,” “very,” “due to the fact…”)
  15. Reverse-outlined your draft
  16. Added or strengthened a topic sentence
  17. Cut 20% of a section
  18. Split a long paragraph into smaller, focused ones
  19. Merged two paragraphs into one clearer paragraph
  20. Wrote a one-sentence summary of your whole paper
  21. Fixed a confusing pronoun (“this,” “that,” “they”)
  22. Ensured every section directly answers the research question
  23. Cut at least one paragraph
  24. Checked whether each paragraph has ONE clear idea