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

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