Someone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionSomeonezones out andhas to ask thatthe question berepeated.Focus People!Ms. Michas or Ms.Reddington askssomeone to repeatwhat they saidbecause no onecould hear it.Speak up!Someonecontributes"When youmentioned_____it made methink about..."You seesomeone beingrespectful ofanotherperson'sopinion.You seesomeone usinga quiet voicerather thanshouting outThediscussiongets off trackfrom themain focus.Someoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"Someone asksa question thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Someonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."You seesomeonebeingresponsible bystaying on taskSomeoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionSome one asksa closed-endedquestion(yes/no) and theconversation fellflat.Someone saysanotherperson'sstatement iswrong. NotRespectful!Someoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Someonegets thediscussionback ontrackSomeonevoluntarilyagrees to beingthe discussionleaderMs. Reddington orMs. Michas adds apoint even thoughshe is onlysupposed to bethe facilitator.OopsSomeone contributes bysaying "Ibelieve____because______"You see astudent usingtheir materialsto back theirstatement.Someoneshows respectby allowinganotherspeaker to gofirst.Someonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."Someonemakes acomment thatmakes you thinkmore deeplyabout the topicSomeonereferencesclass materialsto support theirargument.Someone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionSomeonezones out andhas to ask thatthe question berepeated.Focus People!Ms. Michas or Ms.Reddington askssomeone to repeatwhat they saidbecause no onecould hear it.Speak up!Someonecontributes"When youmentioned_____it made methink about..."You seesomeone beingrespectful ofanotherperson'sopinion.You seesomeone usinga quiet voicerather thanshouting outThediscussiongets off trackfrom themain focus.Someoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"Someone asksa question thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Someonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."You seesomeonebeingresponsible bystaying on taskSomeoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionSome one asksa closed-endedquestion(yes/no) and theconversation fellflat.Someone saysanotherperson'sstatement iswrong. NotRespectful!Someoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Someonegets thediscussionback ontrackSomeonevoluntarilyagrees to beingthe discussionleaderMs. Reddington orMs. Michas adds apoint even thoughshe is onlysupposed to bethe facilitator.OopsSomeone contributes bysaying "Ibelieve____because______"You see astudent usingtheir materialsto back theirstatement.Someoneshows respectby allowinganotherspeaker to gofirst.Someonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."Someonemakes acomment thatmakes you thinkmore deeplyabout the topicSomeonereferencesclass materialsto support theirargument.

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