Someoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"Someonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."Someoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Someonereferencesthe authorswords forsupportSomeone showsrespect byallowinganother speaker togo first.Someonevoluntarilyjumps intothe"hotseat".Someone makes acommentthat makes youthink more deeplyabout the topicMs. P adds apoint eventhough she isonly supposedto be thefacilitator. OopsSome one asks aclosed-endedquestion (yes/no)and theconversation fellflat.Someone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionYou see astudent usingtheir book toback theirstatement.Someone asks aquestion thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Someoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionSomeone contributesby saying "I believe____because______"Someone saysanotherperson'sstatement isdumb. NotRespectful!You seesomeone beingresponsible bystaying on taskSomeonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."You seesomeone beingrespectful ofanother person'sopinion.Thediscussiongets off trackfrom themain focus.You seesomeone usinga quiet voicerather thanshouting outSomeonecontributes "Whenyou mentioned_____it made methink about..." Someone zones outand has to ask that the question be repeated.Focus People  !Someone usesa SentenceStarter that isposted in theroomMs. Pasks someone torepeat what theysaid because noone could hear it.Speak up!Someoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"Someonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."Someoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Someonereferencesthe authorswords forsupportSomeone showsrespect byallowinganother speaker togo first.Someonevoluntarilyjumps intothe"hotseat".Someone makes acommentthat makes youthink more deeplyabout the topicMs. P adds apoint eventhough she isonly supposedto be thefacilitator. OopsSome one asks aclosed-endedquestion (yes/no)and theconversation fellflat.Someone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionYou see astudent usingtheir book toback theirstatement.Someone asks aquestion thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Someoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionSomeone contributesby saying "I believe____because______"Someone saysanotherperson'sstatement isdumb. NotRespectful!You seesomeone beingresponsible bystaying on taskSomeonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."You seesomeone beingrespectful ofanother person'sopinion.Thediscussiongets off trackfrom themain focus.You seesomeone usinga quiet voicerather thanshouting outSomeonecontributes "Whenyou mentioned_____it made methink about..." Someone zones outand has to ask that the question be repeated.Focus People  !Someone usesa SentenceStarter that isposted in theroomMs. 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 asks, "What's your evidence to prove that ...?"
  2. Someone contributes, "I would like to add..."
  3. Someone interrupts a speaker while they were making a point. Not cool!
  4. Someone references the authors words for support
  5. Someone shows respect by allowing another speaker to go first.
  6. Someone voluntarily jumps into the "hotseat".
  7. Someone makes a comment that makes you think more deeply about the topic
  8. Ms. P adds a point even though she is only supposed to be the facilitator. Oops
  9. Some one asks a closed-ended question (yes/no) and the conversation fell flat.
  10. Someone rewords a close-ended question to a more open-ended question for better discussion
  11. You see a student using their book to back their statement.
  12. Someone asks a question that generates a lot of meaningful conversation.
  13. Someone redirects the conversation in a good direction
  14. Someone contributes by saying "I believe____because______"
  15. Someone says another person's statement is dumb. Not Respectful!
  16. You see someone being responsible by staying on task
  17. Someone contributes "I agree with what was said about ____ because.."
  18. You see someone being respectful of another person's opinion.
  19. The discussion gets off track from the main focus.
  20. You see someone using a quiet voice rather than shouting out
  21. Someone contributes "When you mentioned _____it made me think about..."
  22. Someone zones out and has to ask that the question be repeated. Focus People !
  23. Someone uses a Sentence Starter that is posted in the room
  24. Ms. P asks someone to repeat what they said because no one could hear it. Speak up!