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

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