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

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