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

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