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

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