A discussiongets off-trackfrom themain focus.After a periodof silence,someonevoluntarilystarts theconversation. Someonecontributes, "Whenyou mentioned_____, it made methink about..."Someone makes acomment thatmakes you thinkmore deeply aboutthe topic.You seesomeone beingrespectful ofanother person'sopinion.Someone rewordsa yes/no questionto a more open-ended question forbetter discussion.Someonemakes an eye-openingobservation inthe discussion.Someoneredirects theconversationin a positivedirection.Someoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that____?"Someoneinterruptsa speaker whilethey are makinga point.Not cool!You seesomeone askan appropriatefollow-upquestion.Someonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."Someonecontributes,"I believe___ because____" Someonereferencesthe author'swords forsupport.You seesomeone usinga quiet voicerather thanshouting out.Someone asks aquestion thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.A teacher orstaff memberstops by tolisten to theconversation.Someone zonesout and has toask that thequestion berepeated.Focus, people!Mr. Sharrercomments eventhough he is onlysupposed to bethe facilitator.Oops!Someonecontributes, "Iagree with whatwas said about____because..."You see astudent usingtheir book toback theirstatement.Mr. Sharrer askssomeone to repeatwhat they saidbecause no onecould hear it.Speak up!Someone asksa yes/noquestion and theconversationfalls flat.Someone showsrespect byallowing anotherspeaker to gofirst.A discussiongets off-trackfrom themain focus.After a periodof silence,someonevoluntarilystarts theconversation. Someonecontributes, "Whenyou mentioned_____, it made methink about..."Someone makes acomment thatmakes you thinkmore deeply aboutthe topic.You seesomeone beingrespectful ofanother person'sopinion.Someone rewordsa yes/no questionto a more open-ended question forbetter discussion.Someonemakes an eye-openingobservation inthe discussion.Someoneredirects theconversationin a positivedirection.Someoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that____?"Someoneinterruptsa speaker whilethey are makinga point.Not cool!You seesomeone askan appropriatefollow-upquestion.Someonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."Someonecontributes,"I believe___ because____" Someonereferencesthe author'swords forsupport.You seesomeone usinga quiet voicerather thanshouting out.Someone asks aquestion thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.A teacher orstaff memberstops by tolisten to theconversation.Someone zonesout and has toask that thequestion berepeated.Focus, people!Mr. Sharrercomments eventhough he is onlysupposed to bethe facilitator.Oops!Someonecontributes, "Iagree with whatwas said about____because..."You see astudent usingtheir book toback theirstatement.Mr. Sharrer askssomeone to repeatwhat they saidbecause no onecould hear it.Speak up!Someone asksa yes/noquestion and theconversationfalls flat.Someone showsrespect byallowing anotherspeaker to gofirst.

Socratic Seminar Final Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. 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. O-A discussion gets off-track from the main focus.
  2. N-After a period of silence, someone voluntarily starts the conversation.
  3. E-Someone contributes, "When you mentioned _____, it made me think about..."
  4. L-Someone makes a comment that makes you think more deeply about the topic.
  5. N-You see someone being respectful of another person's opinion.
  6. O-Someone rewords a yes/no question to a more open-ended question for better discussion.
  7. O-Someone makes an eye-opening observation in the discussion.
  8. O-Someone redirects the conversation in a positive direction.
  9. V-Someone asks, "What's your evidence to prove that ____?"
  10. L-Someone interrupts a speaker while they are making a point. Not cool!
  11. E-You see someone ask an appropriate follow-up question.
  12. L-Someone contributes, "I would like to add..."
  13. E-Someone contributes, "I believe ___ because ____"
  14. V-Someone references the author's words for support.
  15. N-You see someone using a quiet voice rather than shouting out.
  16. E-Someone asks a question that generates a lot of meaningful conversation.
  17. E-A teacher or staff member stops by to listen to the conversation.
  18. V-Someone zones out and has to ask that the question be repeated. Focus, people!
  19. N-Mr. Sharrer comments even though he is only supposed to be the facilitator. Oops!
  20. O-Someone contributes, "I agree with what was said about ____ because..."
  21. V-You see a student using their book to back their statement.
  22. N-Mr. Sharrer asks someone to repeat what they said because no one could hear it. Speak up!
  23. L-Someone asks a yes/no question and the conversation falls flat.
  24. L-Someone shows respect by allowing another speaker to go first.