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

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