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

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