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

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