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

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 asks someone to repeat what they said because no one could hear it. Speak up!
  3. Someone contributes "I agree with what was said about ____ because.."
  4. Mrs. Joly-Cause adds a point even though she is only supposed to be the facilitator. Oops
  5. Someone shows respect by allowing another speaker to go first.
  6. You see someone using a quiet voice rather than shouting out
  7. Someone says I respectfully disagree with you because ______
  8. You see someone being respectful of another person's opinion.
  9. Someone contributes "When you mentioned _____it made me think about..."
  10. Someone makes a comment that makes you think more deeply about the topic
  11. Someone uses a Sentence Starter that is posted in the room
  12. Some one asks a closed-ended question (yes/no) and the conversation fell flat.
  13. Someone zones out and has to ask that the question be repeated. Focus People!
  14. You see a student using their book to back their statement.
  15. You see someone being responsible by staying on task
  16. Someone contributes, "I would like to add..."
  17. Someone voluntarily starts the discussion
  18. Someone rewords a close-ended question to a more open-ended question for better discussion
  19. Someone asks, "What's your evidence to prove that ...?"
  20. Someone asks a question that generates a lot of meaningful conversation.
  21. Someone references the author's words for support
  22. Someone redirects the conversation in a good direction
  23. Someone contributes by saying "I believe____because______"
  24. The discussion gets off track from the main focus.