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

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