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

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