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

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