Someonereferencesthe author'swords forsupportSomeone says Irespectfullydisagreewith you because______Someonecontributes "Whenyou mentioned_____it made methink about..."Someonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."Someone usesa SentenceStarter that isposted in theroomSomeoneinterruptsa speaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Someonevoluntarilystarts thediscussionSomeoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"You see astudent usingtheir book toback theirstatement.Someone contributes bysaying "Ibelieve____because______"Someone zonesout and has toask that thequestion berepeated. FocusPeople!Someone makes acommentthat makes youthink more deeplyabout the topicMrs. Joly-Causeadds a point eventhough she is onlysupposed to bethe facilitator.OopsYou seesomeone usinga quiet voicerather thanshouting outSomeone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionSomeoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionSome one asks aclosed-endedquestion (yes/no)and theconversation fellflat.Mrs. Joly-Causeasks someone torepeat what theysaidbecause no onecould hear it.Speak up!Someone showsrespect byallowing anotherspeaker to gofirst.You seesomeone beingrespectful ofanother person'sopinion.You seesomeone beingresponsible bystaying on taskSomeone asks aquestion thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Someonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."Thediscussiongets off trackfrom themain focus.Someonereferencesthe author'swords forsupportSomeone says Irespectfullydisagreewith you because______Someonecontributes "Whenyou mentioned_____it made methink about..."Someonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."Someone usesa SentenceStarter that isposted in theroomSomeoneinterruptsa speaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Someonevoluntarilystarts thediscussionSomeoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"You see astudent usingtheir book toback theirstatement.Someone contributes bysaying "Ibelieve____because______"Someone zonesout and has toask that thequestion berepeated. FocusPeople!Someone makes acommentthat makes youthink more deeplyabout the topicMrs. Joly-Causeadds a point eventhough she is onlysupposed to bethe facilitator.OopsYou seesomeone usinga quiet voicerather thanshouting outSomeone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionSomeoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionSome one asks aclosed-endedquestion (yes/no)and theconversation fellflat.Mrs. Joly-Causeasks someone torepeat what theysaidbecause no onecould hear it.Speak up!Someone showsrespect byallowing anotherspeaker to gofirst.You seesomeone beingrespectful ofanother person'sopinion.You seesomeone beingresponsible bystaying on taskSomeone asks aquestion thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Someonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."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 references the author's words for support
  2. Someone says I respectfully disagree with you because ______
  3. Someone contributes "When you mentioned _____it made me think about..."
  4. Someone contributes "I agree with what was said about ____ because.."
  5. Someone uses a Sentence Starter that is posted in the room
  6. Someone interrupts a speaker while they were making a point. Not cool!
  7. Someone voluntarily starts the discussion
  8. Someone asks, "What's your evidence to prove that ...?"
  9. You see a student using their book to back their statement.
  10. Someone contributes by saying "I believe____because______"
  11. Someone zones out and has to ask that the question be repeated. Focus People!
  12. Someone makes a comment that makes you think more deeply about the topic
  13. Mrs. Joly-Cause adds a point even though she is only supposed to be the facilitator. Oops
  14. You see someone using a quiet voice rather than shouting out
  15. Someone rewords a close-ended question to a more open-ended question for better discussion
  16. Someone redirects the conversation in a good direction
  17. Some one asks a closed-ended question (yes/no) and the conversation fell flat.
  18. Mrs. Joly-Cause asks someone to repeat what they said because no one could hear it. Speak up!
  19. Someone shows respect by allowing another speaker to go first.
  20. You see someone being respectful of another person's opinion.
  21. You see someone being responsible by staying on task
  22. Someone asks a question that generates a lot of meaningful conversation.
  23. Someone contributes, "I would like to add..."
  24. The discussion gets off track from the main focus.