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

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