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