You seesomeone usinga quiet voicerather thanshouting outSomeone makes acomment thatmakes you thinkmore deeply aboutthe topicSomeoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionSomeoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"Someonereferencesthe authorswords forsupportTeacher adds apoint eventhough she isonly supposedto be thefacilitator. OopsTeacher hassomeone to repeatwhat they saidbecause no onecould hear it.Speak up!Someonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."Someone showsrespect byallowing anotherspeaker to gofirst.You seesomeone beingrespectful ofanother person'sopinion.You use theauthor'swords tosupport yourresponse.Someonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."Someonecontributes "Whenyou mentioned_____it made methink about..."Someone contributes bysaying "Ibelieve____because______"Someoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Someonecontributes "Irespectfullydisagree with_ because _."Someone asks aquestion thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Some one asks aclosed-endedquestion (yes/no)and theconversation fellflat.You see astudent usingtheir book toback theirstatement.Someone zonesout and has toask that thequestion berepeated. FocusPeople!Thediscussiongets off trackfrom themain focus.Someone makes anegative commentabout someone'sopinion. NotRespectful!You seesomeone beingresponsible bystaying on taskSomeone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionYou seesomeone usinga quiet voicerather thanshouting outSomeone makes acomment thatmakes you thinkmore deeply aboutthe topicSomeoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionSomeoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"Someonereferencesthe authorswords forsupportTeacher adds apoint eventhough she isonly supposedto be thefacilitator. OopsTeacher hassomeone to repeatwhat they saidbecause no onecould hear it.Speak up!Someonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."Someone showsrespect byallowing anotherspeaker to gofirst.You seesomeone beingrespectful ofanother person'sopinion.You use theauthor'swords tosupport yourresponse.Someonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."Someonecontributes "Whenyou mentioned_____it made methink about..."Someone contributes bysaying "Ibelieve____because______"Someoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Someonecontributes "Irespectfullydisagree with_ because _."Someone asks aquestion thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Some one asks aclosed-endedquestion (yes/no)and theconversation fellflat.You see astudent usingtheir book toback theirstatement.Someone zonesout and has toask that thequestion berepeated. FocusPeople!Thediscussiongets off trackfrom themain focus.Someone makes anegative commentabout someone'sopinion. NotRespectful!You seesomeone beingresponsible bystaying on taskSomeone 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. You see someone using a quiet voice rather than shouting out
  2. Someone makes a comment that makes you think more deeply about the topic
  3. Someone redirects the conversation in a good direction
  4. Someone asks, "What's your evidence to prove that ...?"
  5. Someone references the authors words for support
  6. Teacher adds a point even though she is only supposed to be the facilitator. Oops
  7. Teacher has someone to repeat what they said because no one could hear it. Speak up!
  8. Someone contributes "I agree with what was said about ____ because.."
  9. Someone shows respect by allowing another speaker to go first.
  10. You see someone being respectful of another person's opinion.
  11. You use the author's words to support your response.
  12. Someone contributes, "I would like to add..."
  13. Someone contributes "When you mentioned _____it made me think about..."
  14. Someone contributes by saying "I believe____because______"
  15. Someone interrupts a speaker while they were making a point. Not cool!
  16. Someone contributes "I respectfully disagree with _ because _."
  17. Someone asks a question that generates a lot of meaningful conversation.
  18. Some one asks a closed-ended question (yes/no) and the conversation fell flat.
  19. You see a student using their book to back their statement.
  20. Someone zones out and has to ask that the question be repeated. Focus People!
  21. The discussion gets off track from the main focus.
  22. Someone makes a negative comment about someone's opinion. Not Respectful!
  23. You see someone being responsible by staying on task
  24. Someone rewords a close-ended question to a more open-ended question for better discussion