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