You seesomeone usinga quiet voicerather thanshouting outSomeoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"Someonecontributes "Whenyou mentioned_____it made methink about..."Someonereferencesthe author'swords forsupportSomeone asks aquestion thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Someone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionSomeoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionMrs. Joly-Causeadds a point eventhough she is onlysupposed to bethe facilitator.OopsSomeonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."Mrs. Joly-Causeasks someone torepeat what theysaidbecause no onecould hear it.Speak up!Someoneinterruptsa speaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Someone says Irespectfullydisagreewith you because______Someone usesa SentenceStarter that isposted in theroomSomeone makes acommentthat makes youthink more deeplyabout the topicSomeone showsrespect byallowing anotherspeaker to gofirst.Some one asks aclosed-endedquestion (yes/no)and theconversation fellflat.Thediscussiongets off trackfrom themain focus.Someonevoluntarilystarts thediscussionYou see astudent usingtheir book toback theirstatement.Someone zonesout and has toask that thequestion berepeated. FocusPeople!Someone contributes bysaying "Ibelieve____because______"You seesomeone beingresponsible bystaying on taskYou seesomeone beingrespectful ofanother person'sopinion.Someonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."You seesomeone usinga quiet voicerather thanshouting outSomeoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"Someonecontributes "Whenyou mentioned_____it made methink about..."Someonereferencesthe author'swords forsupportSomeone asks aquestion thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Someone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionSomeoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionMrs. Joly-Causeadds a point eventhough she is onlysupposed to bethe facilitator.OopsSomeonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."Mrs. Joly-Causeasks someone torepeat what theysaidbecause no onecould hear it.Speak up!Someoneinterruptsa speaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Someone says Irespectfullydisagreewith you because______Someone usesa SentenceStarter that isposted in theroomSomeone makes acommentthat makes youthink more deeplyabout the topicSomeone showsrespect byallowing anotherspeaker to gofirst.Some one asks aclosed-endedquestion (yes/no)and theconversation fellflat.Thediscussiongets off trackfrom themain focus.Someonevoluntarilystarts thediscussionYou see astudent usingtheir book toback theirstatement.Someone zonesout and has toask that thequestion berepeated. FocusPeople!Someone contributes bysaying "Ibelieve____because______"You seesomeone beingresponsible bystaying on taskYou seesomeone beingrespectful ofanother person'sopinion.Someonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."

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