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