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

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