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

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