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

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