Someone zonesout and has toask that thequestion berepeated. FocusPeople!Someone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionSomeone asks aquestion thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Someone makes anegative commentabout someone'sopinion. NotRespectful!Someonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."Someone showsrespect byallowing anotherspeaker to gofirst.Someoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!You seesomeone beingrespectful ofanother person'sopinion.Someonecontributes "Whenyou mentioned_____it made methink about..."You use theauthor'swords tosupport yourresponse.Someonereferencesthe authorswords forsupportTeacher adds apoint eventhough she isonly supposedto be thefacilitator. OopsYou seesomeone beingresponsible bystaying on taskYou see astudent usingtheir book toback theirstatement.Thediscussiongets off trackfrom themain focus.You seesomeone usinga quiet voicerather thanshouting outSome one asks aclosed-endedquestion (yes/no)and theconversation fellflat.Someonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."Someonecontributes "Irespectfullydisagree with_ because _."Someone contributes bysaying "Ibelieve____because______"Someoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionSomeoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"Someone makes acomment thatmakes you thinkmore deeply aboutthe topicTeacher hassomeone to repeatwhat they saidbecause no onecould hear it.Speak up!Someone zonesout and has toask that thequestion berepeated. FocusPeople!Someone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionSomeone asks aquestion thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Someone makes anegative commentabout someone'sopinion. NotRespectful!Someonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."Someone showsrespect byallowing anotherspeaker to gofirst.Someoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!You seesomeone beingrespectful ofanother person'sopinion.Someonecontributes "Whenyou mentioned_____it made methink about..."You use theauthor'swords tosupport yourresponse.Someonereferencesthe authorswords forsupportTeacher adds apoint eventhough she isonly supposedto be thefacilitator. OopsYou seesomeone beingresponsible bystaying on taskYou see astudent usingtheir book toback theirstatement.Thediscussiongets off trackfrom themain focus.You seesomeone usinga quiet voicerather thanshouting outSome one asks aclosed-endedquestion (yes/no)and theconversation fellflat.Someonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."Someonecontributes "Irespectfullydisagree with_ because _."Someone contributes bysaying "Ibelieve____because______"Someoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionSomeoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"Someone makes acomment thatmakes you thinkmore deeply aboutthe topicTeacher hassomeone to repeatwhat they saidbecause no onecould hear it.Speak up!

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