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

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