Someoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionSomeone asksa question thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Someonezones out andhas to ask thatthe question berepeated.Focus People!Mrs. Nunn or Mrs.Mroz askssomeone to repeatwhat they saidbecause no onecould hear it.Speak up!You seesomeone beingrespectful ofanotherperson'sopinion.Someonereferencesthe authorswords forsupportSomeone usesa SentenceStarter that isposted in theroomSomeone saysanotherperson'sstatement isdumb. NotRespectful!Someoneshows respectby allowinganotherspeaker to gofirst.Mrs. Nunn or Mrs.Mroz adds a pointeven though she isonly supposed tobe the facilitator.OopsSome one asksa closed-endedquestion(yes/no) and theconversation fellflat.Someone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionYou seesomeone usinga quiet voicerather thanshouting outSomeonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."You see astudent usingtheir book toback theirstatement.Someoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"Someonecontributes"When youmentioned_____it made methink about..."Someonemakes acomment thatmakes you thinkmore deeplyabout the topicSomeone contributes bysaying "Ibelieve____because______"You seesomeonebeingresponsible bystaying on taskSomeonevoluntarilyjumps intothe"hotseat".Someoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Someonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."Thediscussiongets off trackfrom themain focus.Someoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionSomeone asksa question thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Someonezones out andhas to ask thatthe question berepeated.Focus People!Mrs. Nunn or Mrs.Mroz askssomeone to repeatwhat they saidbecause no onecould hear it.Speak up!You seesomeone beingrespectful ofanotherperson'sopinion.Someonereferencesthe authorswords forsupportSomeone usesa SentenceStarter that isposted in theroomSomeone saysanotherperson'sstatement isdumb. NotRespectful!Someoneshows respectby allowinganotherspeaker to gofirst.Mrs. Nunn or Mrs.Mroz adds a pointeven though she isonly supposed tobe the facilitator.OopsSome one asksa closed-endedquestion(yes/no) and theconversation fellflat.Someone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionYou seesomeone usinga quiet voicerather thanshouting outSomeonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."You see astudent usingtheir book toback theirstatement.Someoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"Someonecontributes"When youmentioned_____it made methink about..."Someonemakes acomment thatmakes you thinkmore deeplyabout the topicSomeone contributes bysaying "Ibelieve____because______"You seesomeonebeingresponsible bystaying on taskSomeonevoluntarilyjumps intothe"hotseat".Someoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Someonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."Thediscussiongets off trackfrom themain focus.

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