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

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