Someonesuccessfullypulls anotherstudent into theconversation.Someoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Someone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionSomeone contributesby saying "I believe____because______"The discussiongets off trackfrom the mainfocus.(frowny face)Someone asksa question thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Someonereferencesthe authorswords forsupportSomeonecontributes"When youmentioned_____it made methink about..."You seesomeone beingrespectful ofanotherperson'sopinion.You see astudent usingtheir book toback theirstatement.Someonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."Someone usesa SentenceStarter that isposted in theirseminar packet.Someone saysanotherperson'sstatement isdumb. NotRespectful!Someone isasked to repeatwhat they saidbecause noone could hearit. Speak up!Someonementionsevidence fromtheirindependentchoice book.Someone showsrespect byallowinganother speakerto go first.You seesomeonebeingresponsible bystaying on taskSomeoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"Someonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."Some one asksa closed-endedquestion(yes/no) and theconversation fellflat.Ms. Hamlin addsa point eventhough she isonly supposedto be thefacilitator. Oops Someone zonesout and has to askthat thequestion berepeated. FocusPeople!Someoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionSomeone makesa commentthat makes youthink more deeplyabout the topicSomeonesuccessfullypulls anotherstudent into theconversation.Someoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Someone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionSomeone contributesby saying "I believe____because______"The discussiongets off trackfrom the mainfocus.(frowny face)Someone asksa question thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Someonereferencesthe authorswords forsupportSomeonecontributes"When youmentioned_____it made methink about..."You seesomeone beingrespectful ofanotherperson'sopinion.You see astudent usingtheir book toback theirstatement.Someonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."Someone usesa SentenceStarter that isposted in theirseminar packet.Someone saysanotherperson'sstatement isdumb. NotRespectful!Someone isasked to repeatwhat they saidbecause noone could hearit. Speak up!Someonementionsevidence fromtheirindependentchoice book.Someone showsrespect byallowinganother speakerto go first.You seesomeonebeingresponsible bystaying on taskSomeoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"Someonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."Some one asksa closed-endedquestion(yes/no) and theconversation fellflat.Ms. Hamlin addsa point eventhough she isonly supposedto be thefacilitator. Oops Someone zonesout and has to askthat thequestion berepeated. FocusPeople!Someoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionSomeone makesa commentthat makes youthink more deeplyabout the topic

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