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

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