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