Mr. B. adds anopinion eventhough he issupposed to justbe facilitating.Whoops.Someoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionMr. B askssomeone torepeat what theysaid because noone could hearit. Speak up!Someone asksa question youhadn't everconsideredbeforeSomeonemakes youthink aboutthe text in anew wayAdisagreementis saved frombecoming adebateSomeoneshows respectby allowinganotherspeaker to gofirst.Someonezones out andhas to ask thatthe questionbe repeated.Someone helpsa peer get theirtalking pointsby asking adirect question.Someonemakes acomment thatmakes you thinkmore deeplyabout the topicSomeone asksa question thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Someoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"You seesomeonebeingresponsible bystaying on taskSomeone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionYou seesomeone beingrespectful ofanotherperson'sopinion.Someonecontributesby saying "Ibelieve __because__."Someonesaves thecircle froman awkwardsilenceThediscussiongets off trackfrom themain focus.Someonecontributes"When youmentioned_____it made methink about..."Someonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."Someonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."Someoneuses aSentenceStarterSomeonereferencesthe authorswords forsupportYou see astudent usingtheir book toback theirstatement.Mr. B. adds anopinion eventhough he issupposed to justbe facilitating.Whoops.Someoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionMr. B askssomeone torepeat what theysaid because noone could hearit. Speak up!Someone asksa question youhadn't everconsideredbeforeSomeonemakes youthink aboutthe text in anew wayAdisagreementis saved frombecoming adebateSomeoneshows respectby allowinganotherspeaker to gofirst.Someonezones out andhas to ask thatthe questionbe repeated.Someone helpsa peer get theirtalking pointsby asking adirect question.Someonemakes acomment thatmakes you thinkmore deeplyabout the topicSomeone asksa question thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Someoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"You seesomeonebeingresponsible bystaying on taskSomeone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionYou seesomeone beingrespectful ofanotherperson'sopinion.Someonecontributesby saying "Ibelieve __because__."Someonesaves thecircle froman awkwardsilenceThediscussiongets off trackfrom themain focus.Someonecontributes"When youmentioned_____it made methink about..."Someonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."Someonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."Someoneuses aSentenceStarterSomeonereferencesthe authorswords forsupportYou see astudent usingtheir book toback theirstatement.

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. Mr. B. adds an opinion even though he is supposed to just be facilitating. Whoops.
  2. Someone redirects the conversation in a good direction
  3. Mr. B asks someone to repeat what they said because no one could hear it. Speak up!
  4. Someone asks a question you hadn't ever considered before
  5. Someone makes you think about the text in a new way
  6. A disagreement is saved from becoming a debate
  7. Someone shows respect by allowing another speaker to go first.
  8. Someone zones out and has to ask that the question be repeated.
  9. Someone helps a peer get their talking points by asking a direct question.
  10. Someone makes a comment that makes you think more deeply about the topic
  11. Someone asks a question that generates a lot of meaningful conversation.
  12. Someone asks, "What's your evidence to prove that ...?"
  13. You see someone being responsible by staying on task
  14. Someone rewords a close-ended question to a more open-ended question for better discussion
  15. You see someone being respectful of another person's opinion.
  16. Someone contributes by saying "I believe __ because__."
  17. Someone saves the circle from an awkward silence
  18. The discussion gets off track from the main focus.
  19. Someone contributes "When you mentioned _____it made me think about..."
  20. Someone contributes, "I would like to add..."
  21. Someone contributes "I agree with what was said about ____ because.."
  22. Someone uses a Sentence Starter
  23. Someone references the authors words for support
  24. You see a student using their book to back their statement.