Someone showsrespect byallowinganother speakerto go first.Someonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."Someonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."Someonereferencesthe authorswords forsupportSomeonecontributes"When youmentioned_____it made methink about..."Someoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Someone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionYou seesomeonebeingresponsible bystaying on taskSomeone contributesby saying "I believe____because______"You seesomeone beingrespectful ofanotherperson'sopinion.Someoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"Someone usesa SentenceStarter that isposted in theirseminar packet.The discussiongets off trackfrom the mainfocus.(frowny face)Someone isasked to repeatwhat they saidbecause noone could hearit. Speak up!Someoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionSome one asksa closed-endedquestion(yes/no) and theconversation fellflat.Someone makesa commentthat makes youthink more deeplyabout the topicSomeone asksa question thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Someonementionsevidence fromtheirindependentchoice book.Ms. Hamlin addsa point eventhough she isonly supposedto be thefacilitator. Oops Someone zonesout and has to askthat thequestion berepeated. FocusPeople!Someonesuccessfullypulls anotherstudent into theconversation.Someone saysanotherperson'sstatement isdumb. NotRespectful!You see astudent usingtheir book toback theirstatement.Someone showsrespect byallowinganother speakerto go first.Someonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."Someonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."Someonereferencesthe authorswords forsupportSomeonecontributes"When youmentioned_____it made methink about..."Someoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Someone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionYou seesomeonebeingresponsible bystaying on taskSomeone contributesby saying "I believe____because______"You seesomeone beingrespectful ofanotherperson'sopinion.Someoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"Someone usesa SentenceStarter that isposted in theirseminar packet.The discussiongets off trackfrom the mainfocus.(frowny face)Someone isasked to repeatwhat they saidbecause noone could hearit. Speak up!Someoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionSome one asksa closed-endedquestion(yes/no) and theconversation fellflat.Someone makesa commentthat makes youthink more deeplyabout the topicSomeone asksa question thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Someonementionsevidence fromtheirindependentchoice book.Ms. Hamlin addsa point eventhough she isonly supposedto be thefacilitator. Oops Someone zonesout and has to askthat thequestion berepeated. FocusPeople!Someonesuccessfullypulls anotherstudent into theconversation.Someone saysanotherperson'sstatement isdumb. NotRespectful!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 shows respect by allowing another speaker to go first.
  2. Someone contributes, "I would like to add..."
  3. Someone contributes "I agree with what was said about ____ because.."
  4. Someone references the authors words for support
  5. Someone contributes "When you mentioned _____it made me think about..."
  6. Someone interrupts a speaker while they were making a point. Not cool!
  7. Someone rewords a close-ended question to a more open-ended question for better discussion
  8. You see someone being responsible by staying on task
  9. Someone contributes by saying "I believe____because______"
  10. You see someone being respectful of another person's opinion.
  11. Someone asks, "What's your evidence to prove that ...?"
  12. Someone uses a Sentence Starter that is posted in their seminar packet.
  13. The discussion gets off track from the main focus. (frowny face)
  14. Someone is asked to repeat what they said because no one could hear it. Speak up!
  15. Someone redirects the conversation in a good direction
  16. Some one asks a closed-ended question (yes/no) and the conversation fell flat.
  17. Someone makes a comment that makes you think more deeply about the topic
  18. Someone asks a question that generates a lot of meaningful conversation.
  19. Someone mentions evidence from their independent choice book.
  20. Ms. Hamlin adds a point even though she is only supposed to be the facilitator. Oops
  21. Someone zones out and has to ask that the question be repeated. Focus People!
  22. Someone successfully pulls another student into the conversation.
  23. Someone says another person's statement is dumb. Not Respectful!
  24. You see a student using their book to back their statement.