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

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