Someone asks aquestion thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Thediscussiongets off trackfrom themain focus.You seesomeone usinga quiet voicerather thanshouting outSomeoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"Someoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionYou seesomeone beingresponsible bystaying on taskSomeone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionSomeonereferencesthe authorswords forsupportSomeone showsrespect byallowinganother speaker togo first.Someone usesa SentenceStarter that isposted in theroomSomeonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."Someone makes acommentthat makes youthink more deeplyabout the topicYou see astudent usingtheir book toback theirstatement.Ms. P adds apoint eventhough she isonly supposedto be thefacilitator. OopsSomeoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Someonecontributes "Whenyou mentioned_____it made methink about..."Ms. Pasks someone torepeat what theysaid because noone could hear it.Speak up!Someone contributesby saying "I believe____because______" Someone zones outand has to ask that the question be repeated.Focus People  !Someone saysanotherperson'sstatement isdumb. NotRespectful!You seesomeone beingrespectful ofanother person'sopinion.Someonevoluntarilyjumps intothe"hotseat".Someonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."Some one asks aclosed-endedquestion (yes/no)and theconversation fellflat.Someone asks aquestion thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Thediscussiongets off trackfrom themain focus.You seesomeone usinga quiet voicerather thanshouting outSomeoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"Someoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionYou seesomeone beingresponsible bystaying on taskSomeone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionSomeonereferencesthe authorswords forsupportSomeone showsrespect byallowinganother speaker togo first.Someone usesa SentenceStarter that isposted in theroomSomeonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."Someone makes acommentthat makes youthink more deeplyabout the topicYou see astudent usingtheir book toback theirstatement.Ms. P adds apoint eventhough she isonly supposedto be thefacilitator. OopsSomeoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Someonecontributes "Whenyou mentioned_____it made methink about..."Ms. Pasks someone torepeat what theysaid because noone could hear it.Speak up!Someone contributesby saying "I believe____because______" Someone zones outand has to ask that the question be repeated.Focus People  !Someone saysanotherperson'sstatement isdumb. NotRespectful!You seesomeone beingrespectful ofanother person'sopinion.Someonevoluntarilyjumps intothe"hotseat".Someonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."Some one asks aclosed-endedquestion (yes/no)and theconversation fellflat.

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