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

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