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