Someone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionSomeone makesa comment thatmakes you thinkmore deeply aboutthe topicYou seesomeone beingrespectful ofanotherperson'sopinion.Someonecontributes "Whenyou mentioned_____it made methink about..."Someoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"Someone saysanotherperson'sstatement isdumb. NotRespectful!You seesomeonebeingresponsible bystaying on taskThediscussiongets off trackfrom the mainfocus.Someoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionYou see astudent usingtheir book toback theirstatement.Mrs. Nunn or Mrs.Mroz askssomeone torepeat what theysaid because noone could hear it.Speak up!Someonevoluntarilyjumps intothe "hotseat".Mrs. Nunn or Mrs.Mroz adds a pointeven though sheis only supposedto be thefacilitator. OopsSomeone contributes bysaying "Ibelieve____because______"Someone asksa question thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Someonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."Someoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Someonezones out andhas to ask thatthe question berepeated.Focus People!Someone usesa SentenceStarter that isposted in theroomSomeonereferencesthe authorswords forsupportYou seesomeone usinga quiet voicerather thanshouting outSomeonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."Some one asks aclosed-endedquestion (yes/no)and theconversation fellflat.Someoneshows respectby allowinganotherspeaker to gofirst.Someone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionSomeone makesa comment thatmakes you thinkmore deeply aboutthe topicYou seesomeone beingrespectful ofanotherperson'sopinion.Someonecontributes "Whenyou mentioned_____it made methink about..."Someoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"Someone saysanotherperson'sstatement isdumb. NotRespectful!You seesomeonebeingresponsible bystaying on taskThediscussiongets off trackfrom the mainfocus.Someoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionYou see astudent usingtheir book toback theirstatement.Mrs. Nunn or Mrs.Mroz askssomeone torepeat what theysaid because noone could hear it.Speak up!Someonevoluntarilyjumps intothe "hotseat".Mrs. Nunn or Mrs.Mroz adds a pointeven though sheis only supposedto be thefacilitator. OopsSomeone contributes bysaying "Ibelieve____because______"Someone asksa question thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Someonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."Someoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Someonezones out andhas to ask thatthe question berepeated.Focus People!Someone usesa SentenceStarter that isposted in theroomSomeonereferencesthe authorswords forsupportYou seesomeone usinga quiet voicerather thanshouting outSomeonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."Some one asks aclosed-endedquestion (yes/no)and theconversation fellflat.Someoneshows respectby allowinganotherspeaker to gofirst.

Socratic Seminar Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. 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. Someone rewords a close-ended question to a more open-ended question for better discussion
  2. Someone makes a comment that makes you think more deeply about the topic
  3. You see someone being respectful of another person's opinion.
  4. Someone contributes "When you mentioned _____it made me think about..."
  5. Someone asks, "What's your evidence to prove that ...?"
  6. Someone says another person's statement is dumb. Not Respectful!
  7. You see someone being responsible by staying on task
  8. The discussion gets off track from the main focus.
  9. Someone redirects the conversation in a good direction
  10. You see a student using their book to back their statement.
  11. Mrs. Nunn or Mrs. Mroz asks someone to repeat what they said because no one could hear it. Speak up!
  12. Someone voluntarily jumps into the "hotseat".
  13. Mrs. Nunn or Mrs. Mroz adds a point even though she is only supposed to be the facilitator. Oops
  14. Someone contributes by saying "I believe____because______"
  15. Someone asks a question that generates a lot of meaningful conversation.
  16. Someone contributes, "I would like to add..."
  17. Someone interrupts a speaker while they were making a point. Not cool!
  18. Someone zones out and has to ask that the question be repeated. Focus People!
  19. Someone uses a Sentence Starter that is posted in the room
  20. Someone references the authors words for support
  21. You see someone using a quiet voice rather than shouting out
  22. Someone contributes "I agree with what was said about ____ because.."
  23. Some one asks a closed-ended question (yes/no) and the conversation fell flat.
  24. Someone shows respect by allowing another speaker to go first.