Compared somethingthat happened in thestory to somethingyou can personallyrelate to. "When ---happened, I couldtotally relatebecause..."Added another pieceof evidence tosomething someoneelse is presenting."Here's anotherexample of what youwere talking about onpage__."Asked someone toclarify something theysaid that you have aquestion about. " I'msorry. I'm not sure I'mclear on what you aresaying. Could youexplain that again in adifferent way?"Contributeda new idea"An idea Ihave is.."Asked someone toprove their point. "I'mhaving a hard timeagreeing with you.What evidence doyou have to supportthat idea?"Summarized themain points of thediscussion so far. "So it seems we allagree/ feel/believethat___"Usedevidence tosupport oneof your ideasDisagreed withsomeone's opinionand explained why "I respectfullydisagree with thatidea because..."Acknowledged a newidea that you hadn'tthought of before. "That's an interestingperspective that Ihadn't thought of.Now I understandhow..."Summarized whatsomeone said beforeyou respond to theircomment."Let mesee if I understoodyou correctly. Yousaid, ___"Asked the group tohelp you understandsomething that wasconfusing,"Can youhelp me understandwhy/what/how__?"Asked for moreexamples tosupport apoint."What elsecould support thisidea? Why/whynot?"Encouragedanother toparticipate " Wehaven't heard fromyou yet, __,What's youropinion?"Asked for evidenceor clarification "Whatdo you mean by...?"or "Where is theevidence to supportthat idea?"Added toanother'sidea, " Addingonto what __said..."Made a connection tosomething thathappened in anotherbook/movie/event"This scene remindsme of ____ when___."Compared somethingthat happened in thestory to somethingyou can personallyrelate to. "When ---happened, I couldtotally relatebecause..."Added another pieceof evidence tosomething someoneelse is presenting."Here's anotherexample of what youwere talking about onpage__."Asked someone toclarify something theysaid that you have aquestion about. " I'msorry. I'm not sure I'mclear on what you aresaying. Could youexplain that again in adifferent way?"Contributeda new idea"An idea Ihave is.."Asked someone toprove their point. "I'mhaving a hard timeagreeing with you.What evidence doyou have to supportthat idea?"Summarized themain points of thediscussion so far. "So it seems we allagree/ feel/believethat___"Usedevidence tosupport oneof your ideasDisagreed withsomeone's opinionand explained why "I respectfullydisagree with thatidea because..."Acknowledged a newidea that you hadn'tthought of before. "That's an interestingperspective that Ihadn't thought of.Now I understandhow..."Summarized whatsomeone said beforeyou respond to theircomment."Let mesee if I understoodyou correctly. Yousaid, ___"Asked the group tohelp you understandsomething that wasconfusing,"Can youhelp me understandwhy/what/how__?"Asked for moreexamples tosupport apoint."What elsecould support thisidea? Why/whynot?"Encouragedanother toparticipate " Wehaven't heard fromyou yet, __,What's youropinion?"Asked for evidenceor clarification "Whatdo you mean by...?"or "Where is theevidence to supportthat idea?"Added toanother'sidea, " Addingonto what __said..."Made a connection tosomething thathappened in anotherbook/movie/event"This scene remindsme of ____ when___."

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. Compared something that happened in the story to something you can personally relate to. "When ---happened, I could totally relate because..."
  2. Added another piece of evidence to something someone else is presenting. "Here's another example of what you were talking about on page__."
  3. Asked someone to clarify something they said that you have a question about. " I'm sorry. I'm not sure I'm clear on what you are saying. Could you explain that again in a different way?"
  4. Contributed a new idea "An idea I have is.."
  5. Asked someone to prove their point. "I'm having a hard time agreeing with you. What evidence do you have to support that idea?"
  6. Summarized the main points of the discussion so far. " So it seems we all agree/ feel/believe that___"
  7. Used evidence to support one of your ideas
  8. Disagreed with someone's opinion and explained why " I respectfully disagree with that idea because..."
  9. Acknowledged a new idea that you hadn't thought of before. " That's an interesting perspective that I hadn't thought of. Now I understand how..."
  10. Summarized what someone said before you respond to their comment."Let me see if I understood you correctly. You said, ___"
  11. Asked the group to help you understand something that was confusing,"Can you help me understand why/what/how__?"
  12. Asked for more examples to support a point."What else could support this idea? Why/why not?"
  13. Encouraged another to participate " We haven't heard from you yet, __, What's your opinion?"
  14. Asked for evidence or clarification "What do you mean by...?" or "Where is the evidence to support that idea?"
  15. Added to another's idea, " Adding onto what __ said..."
  16. Made a connection to something that happened in another book/movie/event "This scene reminds me of ____ when ___."