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

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