Someonecontributes,"I would liketo add..." Someone zones outand has to ask that the question be repeated.Focus People  !Someone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionSomeonecontributes "Whenyou mentioned_____it made methink about..."You seesomeone usinga quiet voicerather thanshouting outSomeone makes acommentthat makes youthink more deeplyabout the topicSomeone saysanotherperson'sstatement isdumb. NotRespectful!You seesomeone beingrespectful ofanother person'sopinion.Thediscussiongets off trackfrom themain focus.Someoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"Someone showsrespect byallowinganother speaker togo first.Ms. Pasks someone torepeat what theysaid because noone could hear it.Speak up!Ms. 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 see astudent usingtheir book toback theirstatement.Someoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionSomeone contributesby saying "I believe____because______"Someoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Someone usesa SentenceStarter that isposted in theroomSomeonereferencesthe authorswords forsupportYou seesomeone beingresponsible bystaying on taskSomeonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."Someonevoluntarilyjumps intothe"hotseat".Someonecontributes,"I would liketo add..." Someone zones outand has to ask that the question be repeated.Focus People  !Someone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionSomeonecontributes "Whenyou mentioned_____it made methink about..."You seesomeone usinga quiet voicerather thanshouting outSomeone makes acommentthat makes youthink more deeplyabout the topicSomeone saysanotherperson'sstatement isdumb. NotRespectful!You seesomeone beingrespectful ofanother person'sopinion.Thediscussiongets off trackfrom themain focus.Someoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"Someone showsrespect byallowinganother speaker togo first.Ms. Pasks someone torepeat what theysaid because noone could hear it.Speak up!Ms. 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 see astudent usingtheir book toback theirstatement.Someoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionSomeone contributesby saying "I believe____because______"Someoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Someone usesa SentenceStarter that isposted in theroomSomeonereferencesthe authorswords forsupportYou seesomeone beingresponsible bystaying on taskSomeonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."Someonevoluntarilyjumps intothe"hotseat".

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