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

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