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

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