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

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