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

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