Someonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."Someone asksa question thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Thediscussiongets off trackfrom themain focus.Someoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"You seesomeonebeingresponsible bystaying on taskSomeonereferencesthe authorswords forsupportSomeoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionSomeonemakes acomment thatmakes you thinkmore deeplyabout the topicMrs. Mason askssomeone torepeat what theysaid because noone could hear it.Speak up!Someone contributes bysaying "Ibelieve____because______"You seesomeone beingrespectful ofanotherperson'sopinion.You seesomeone usinga quiet voicerather thanshouting outSomeonezones out andhas to ask thatthe question berepeated.Focus People!Mrs. Masonadds a pointeven though sheis only supposedto be thefacilitator. OopsSomeone usesa SentenceStarter that isposted in theroomSomeonevoluntarilyjumps intothe"hotseat".Someonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."Some one asksa closed-endedquestion(yes/no) and theconversation fellflat.Someone saysanotherperson'sstatement isdumb. NotRespectful!Someonecontributes"When youmentioned_____it made methink about..."Someone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionSomeoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Someoneshows respectby allowinganotherspeaker to gofirst.You see astudent usingtheir book toback theirstatement.Someonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."Someone asksa question thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Thediscussiongets off trackfrom themain focus.Someoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"You seesomeonebeingresponsible bystaying on taskSomeonereferencesthe authorswords forsupportSomeoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionSomeonemakes acomment thatmakes you thinkmore deeplyabout the topicMrs. Mason askssomeone torepeat what theysaid because noone could hear it.Speak up!Someone contributes bysaying "Ibelieve____because______"You seesomeone beingrespectful ofanotherperson'sopinion.You seesomeone usinga quiet voicerather thanshouting outSomeonezones out andhas to ask thatthe question berepeated.Focus People!Mrs. Masonadds a pointeven though sheis only supposedto be thefacilitator. OopsSomeone usesa SentenceStarter that isposted in theroomSomeonevoluntarilyjumps intothe"hotseat".Someonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."Some one asksa closed-endedquestion(yes/no) and theconversation fellflat.Someone saysanotherperson'sstatement isdumb. NotRespectful!Someonecontributes"When youmentioned_____it made methink about..."Someone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionSomeoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Someoneshows respectby allowinganotherspeaker to gofirst.You see astudent usingtheir book toback theirstatement.

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 contributes "I agree with what was said about ____ because.."
  2. Someone asks a question that generates a lot of meaningful conversation.
  3. The discussion gets off track from the main focus.
  4. Someone asks, "What's your evidence to prove that ...?"
  5. You see someone being responsible by staying on task
  6. Someone references the authors words for support
  7. Someone redirects the conversation in a good direction
  8. Someone makes a comment that makes you think more deeply about the topic
  9. Mrs. Mason asks someone to repeat what they said because no one could hear it. Speak up!
  10. Someone contributes by saying "I believe____because______"
  11. You see someone being respectful of another person's opinion.
  12. You see someone using a quiet voice rather than shouting out
  13. Someone zones out and has to ask that the question be repeated. Focus People!
  14. Mrs. Mason adds a point even though she is only supposed to be the facilitator. Oops
  15. Someone uses a Sentence Starter that is posted in the room
  16. Someone voluntarily jumps into the "hotseat".
  17. Someone contributes, "I would like to add..."
  18. Some one asks a closed-ended question (yes/no) and the conversation fell flat.
  19. Someone says another person's statement is dumb. Not Respectful!
  20. Someone contributes "When you mentioned _____it made me think about..."
  21. Someone rewords a close-ended question to a more open-ended question for better discussion
  22. Someone interrupts a speaker while they were making a point. Not cool!
  23. Someone shows respect by allowing another speaker to go first.
  24. You see a student using their book to back their statement.