Someone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionYou seesomeone beingrespectful ofanother person'sopinion.You seesomeone usinga quiet voiceand they can'tbe heard orunderstood. 🤔Someone asks aquestion thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Some one asks aclosed-endedquestion (yes/no)and theconversation fellflat.Someonecontributes "Whenyou mentioned_____it made methink about..."Teacher adds apoint eventhough she isonly supposedto be thefacilitator. OopsSomeoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Someonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."Someonecontributes "Irespectfullydisagree with_ because _."Someoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"Someone zonesout and has toask that thequestion berepeated. FocusPeople!You use theauthor'swords tosupport yourresponse.Someone showsrespect byallowing anotherspeaker to gofirst.Someone makes acomment thatmakes you thinkmore deeply aboutthe topicSomeonereferencesanother text tofurther supporttheir ideas.Someonecontributes bysaying "Ibelieve____Because____.Someonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."Someone makes anegative commentabout someone'sopinion. NotRespectful!You see astudent usingtheirbook/passageto back theirstatement.Someonereferencesthe authorswords forsupportSomeone usesacademicvocabulary todiscuss thetext.Thediscussiongets off trackfrom themain focus.Someoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionSomeone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionYou seesomeone beingrespectful ofanother person'sopinion.You seesomeone usinga quiet voiceand they can'tbe heard orunderstood. 🤔Someone asks aquestion thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Some one asks aclosed-endedquestion (yes/no)and theconversation fellflat.Someonecontributes "Whenyou mentioned_____it made methink about..."Teacher adds apoint eventhough she isonly supposedto be thefacilitator. OopsSomeoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Someonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."Someonecontributes "Irespectfullydisagree with_ because _."Someoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"Someone zonesout and has toask that thequestion berepeated. FocusPeople!You use theauthor'swords tosupport yourresponse.Someone showsrespect byallowing anotherspeaker to gofirst.Someone makes acomment thatmakes you thinkmore deeply aboutthe topicSomeonereferencesanother text tofurther supporttheir ideas.Someonecontributes bysaying "Ibelieve____Because____.Someonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."Someone makes anegative commentabout someone'sopinion. NotRespectful!You see astudent usingtheirbook/passageto back theirstatement.Someonereferencesthe authorswords forsupportSomeone usesacademicvocabulary todiscuss thetext.Thediscussiongets off trackfrom themain focus.Someoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirection

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 rewords a close-ended question to a more open-ended question for better discussion
  2. You see someone being respectful of another person's opinion.
  3. You see someone using a quiet voice and they can't be heard or understood. 🤔
  4. Someone asks a question that generates a lot of meaningful conversation.
  5. Some one asks a closed-ended question (yes/no) and the conversation fell flat.
  6. Someone contributes "When you mentioned _____it made me think about..."
  7. Teacher adds a point even though she is only supposed to be the facilitator. Oops
  8. Someone interrupts a speaker while they were making a point. Not cool!
  9. Someone contributes, "I would like to add..."
  10. Someone contributes "I respectfully disagree with _ because _."
  11. Someone asks, "What's your evidence to prove that ...?"
  12. Someone zones out and has to ask that the question be repeated. Focus People!
  13. You use the author's words to support your response.
  14. Someone shows respect by allowing another speaker to go first.
  15. Someone makes a comment that makes you think more deeply about the topic
  16. Someone references another text to further support their ideas.
  17. Someone contributes by saying "I believe____ Because____.
  18. Someone contributes "I agree with what was said about ____ because.."
  19. Someone makes a negative comment about someone's opinion. Not Respectful!
  20. You see a student using their book/passage to back their statement.
  21. Someone references the authors words for support
  22. Someone uses academic vocabulary to discuss the text.
  23. The discussion gets off track from the main focus.
  24. Someone redirects the conversation in a good direction