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

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