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

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