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

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