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

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