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