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

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