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