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

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