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

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