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

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