FinaldraftdoneCut 20%of asectionRead a sectionaloud to locateawkward orunclearphrasingSimplified acomplexidea intoclearerlanguageWrote a one-sentencesummary ofyour wholepaperFixed aconfusingpronoun(“this,” “that,”“they”)Rewrote yourintroductionAFTER finishingtheresults/discussionReverse-outlinedyour draftEnsured everysection directlyanswers theresearchquestionRemovedfiller words(“in order to,”“very,” “dueto the fact…”)Merged twoparagraphsinto oneclearerparagraphRemoved atangent thatdidn’tsupport yourargumentDeleted asentenceyou secretlylovedRemovedredundancyCut atleast oneparagraphSet the draftaside andcame backwith fresheyesReorganizeda section toclarify yournarrative arcMoved aparagraphto improveflowPrinted orchanged thefont to “seeit differently”Added orstrengtheneda topicsentenceAdded aconclusionsentence to aparagraph thatjust “stopped”Split a longparagraphinto smaller,focusedonesImprovedtransitionsbetweenparagraphsCheckedwhether eachparagraphhas ONEclear ideaFinaldraftdoneCut 20%of asectionRead a sectionaloud to locateawkward orunclearphrasingSimplified acomplexidea intoclearerlanguageWrote a one-sentencesummary ofyour wholepaperFixed aconfusingpronoun(“this,” “that,”“they”)Rewrote yourintroductionAFTER finishingtheresults/discussionReverse-outlinedyour draftEnsured everysection directlyanswers theresearchquestionRemovedfiller words(“in order to,”“very,” “dueto the fact…”)Merged twoparagraphsinto oneclearerparagraphRemoved atangent thatdidn’tsupport yourargumentDeleted asentenceyou secretlylovedRemovedredundancyCut atleast oneparagraphSet the draftaside andcame backwith fresheyesReorganizeda section toclarify yournarrative arcMoved aparagraphto improveflowPrinted orchanged thefont to “seeit differently”Added orstrengtheneda topicsentenceAdded aconclusionsentence to aparagraph thatjust “stopped”Split a longparagraphinto smaller,focusedonesImprovedtransitionsbetweenparagraphsCheckedwhether 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. Final draft done
  2. Cut 20% of a section
  3. Read a section aloud to locate awkward or unclear phrasing
  4. Simplified a complex idea into clearer language
  5. Wrote a one-sentence summary of your whole paper
  6. Fixed a confusing pronoun (“this,” “that,” “they”)
  7. Rewrote your introduction AFTER finishing the results/discussion
  8. Reverse-outlined your draft
  9. Ensured every section directly answers the research question
  10. Removed filler words (“in order to,” “very,” “due to the fact…”)
  11. Merged two paragraphs into one clearer paragraph
  12. Removed a tangent that didn’t support your argument
  13. Deleted a sentence you secretly loved
  14. Removed redundancy
  15. Cut at least one paragraph
  16. Set the draft aside and came back with fresh eyes
  17. Reorganized a section to clarify your narrative arc
  18. Moved a paragraph to improve flow
  19. Printed or changed the font to “see it differently”
  20. Added or strengthened a topic sentence
  21. Added a conclusion sentence to a paragraph that just “stopped”
  22. Split a long paragraph into smaller, focused ones
  23. Improved transitions between paragraphs
  24. Checked whether each paragraph has ONE clear idea