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

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