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

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