Thediscussiongets off trackfrom themain focus.Someone saysanotherperson'sstatement isdumb. NotRespectful!Mrs. Masonadds a pointeven though sheis only supposedto be thefacilitator. OopsSomeone asksa question thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Someone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionSomeonecontributes"When youmentioned_____it made methink about..."Someone usesa SentenceStarter that isposted in theroomSomeoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"Someonereferencesthe authorswords forsupportMrs. Mason askssomeone torepeat what theysaid because noone could hear it.Speak up!Someone contributes bysaying "Ibelieve____because______"Some one asksa closed-endedquestion(yes/no) and theconversation fellflat.Someonemakes acomment thatmakes you thinkmore deeplyabout the topicYou see astudent usingtheir book toback theirstatement.Someonevoluntarilyjumps intothe"hotseat".You seesomeone usinga quiet voicerather thanshouting outSomeonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."Someoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionYou seesomeone beingrespectful ofanotherperson'sopinion.You seesomeonebeingresponsible bystaying on taskSomeoneshows respectby allowinganotherspeaker to gofirst.Someonezones out andhas to ask thatthe question berepeated.Focus People!Someonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."Someoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Thediscussiongets off trackfrom themain focus.Someone saysanotherperson'sstatement isdumb. NotRespectful!Mrs. Masonadds a pointeven though sheis only supposedto be thefacilitator. OopsSomeone asksa question thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Someone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionSomeonecontributes"When youmentioned_____it made methink about..."Someone usesa SentenceStarter that isposted in theroomSomeoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"Someonereferencesthe authorswords forsupportMrs. Mason askssomeone torepeat what theysaid because noone could hear it.Speak up!Someone contributes bysaying "Ibelieve____because______"Some one asksa closed-endedquestion(yes/no) and theconversation fellflat.Someonemakes acomment thatmakes you thinkmore deeplyabout the topicYou see astudent usingtheir book toback theirstatement.Someonevoluntarilyjumps intothe"hotseat".You seesomeone usinga quiet voicerather thanshouting outSomeonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."Someoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionYou seesomeone beingrespectful ofanotherperson'sopinion.You seesomeonebeingresponsible bystaying on taskSomeoneshows respectby allowinganotherspeaker to gofirst.Someonezones out andhas to ask thatthe question berepeated.Focus People!Someonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."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. The discussion gets off track from the main focus.
  2. Someone says another person's statement is dumb. Not Respectful!
  3. Mrs. Mason adds a point even though she is only supposed to be the facilitator. Oops
  4. Someone asks a question that generates a lot of meaningful conversation.
  5. Someone rewords a close-ended question to a more open-ended question for better discussion
  6. Someone contributes "When you mentioned _____it made me think about..."
  7. Someone uses a Sentence Starter that is posted in the room
  8. Someone asks, "What's your evidence to prove that ...?"
  9. Someone references the authors words for support
  10. Mrs. Mason asks someone to repeat what they said because no one could hear it. Speak up!
  11. Someone contributes by saying "I believe____because______"
  12. Some one asks a closed-ended question (yes/no) and the conversation fell flat.
  13. Someone makes a comment that makes you think more deeply about the topic
  14. You see a student using their book to back their statement.
  15. Someone voluntarily jumps into the "hotseat".
  16. You see someone using a quiet voice rather than shouting out
  17. Someone contributes, "I would like to add..."
  18. Someone redirects the conversation in a good direction
  19. You see someone being respectful of another person's opinion.
  20. You see someone being responsible by staying on task
  21. Someone shows respect by allowing another speaker to go first.
  22. Someone zones out and has to ask that the question be repeated. Focus People!
  23. Someone contributes "I agree with what was said about ____ because.."
  24. Someone interrupts a speaker while they were making a point. Not cool!