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

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