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

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