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

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