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

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