You seesomeone usinga quiet voicerather thanshouting outSomeoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"Someonezones out andhas to ask thatthe question berepeated.Focus People!Some one asksa closed-endedquestion(yes/no) and theconversation fellflat.Someoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionSomeonevoluntarilyjumps intothe"hotseat".You see astudent usingtheir book toback theirstatement.Someone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionMrs. Nunn or Mrs.Mroz adds a pointeven though she isonly supposed tobe the facilitator.OopsSomeoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Someone usesa SentenceStarter that isposted in theroomSomeonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."Someonecontributes"When youmentioned_____it made methink about..."Someone saysanotherperson'sstatement isdumb. NotRespectful!You seesomeonebeingresponsible bystaying on taskThediscussiongets off trackfrom themain focus.You seesomeone beingrespectful ofanotherperson'sopinion.Someonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."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.Someone contributes bysaying "Ibelieve____because______"Someone asksa question thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Someonereferencesthe authorswords forsupportYou seesomeone usinga quiet voicerather thanshouting outSomeoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"Someonezones out andhas to ask thatthe question berepeated.Focus People!Some one asksa closed-endedquestion(yes/no) and theconversation fellflat.Someoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionSomeonevoluntarilyjumps intothe"hotseat".You see astudent usingtheir book toback theirstatement.Someone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionMrs. Nunn or Mrs.Mroz adds a pointeven though she isonly supposed tobe the facilitator.OopsSomeoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Someone usesa SentenceStarter that isposted in theroomSomeonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."Someonecontributes"When youmentioned_____it made methink about..."Someone saysanotherperson'sstatement isdumb. NotRespectful!You seesomeonebeingresponsible bystaying on taskThediscussiongets off trackfrom themain focus.You seesomeone beingrespectful ofanotherperson'sopinion.Someonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."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.Someone contributes bysaying "Ibelieve____because______"Someone asksa question thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Someonereferencesthe authorswords forsupport

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