Someone contributes bysaying "Ibelieve____because______"Some one asks aclosed-endedquestion (yes/no)and theconversation fellflat.Thediscussiongets off trackfrom the mainfocus.Someone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionSomeone makesa comment thatmakes you thinkmore deeply aboutthe topicSomeoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionMrs. Nunn or Mrs.Mroz adds a pointeven though sheis only supposedto be thefacilitator. OopsSomeonereferencesthe authorswords forsupportMrs. Nunn or Mrs.Mroz askssomeone torepeat what theysaid because noone could hear it.Speak up!You seesomeone beingrespectful ofanotherperson'sopinion.Someonevoluntarilyjumps intothe "hotseat".Someone asksa question thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Someone saysanotherperson'sstatement isdumb. NotRespectful!Someonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."Someoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"Someonecontributes "Whenyou mentioned_____it made methink about..."Someoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!You seesomeonebeingresponsible bystaying on taskSomeonezones out andhas to ask thatthe question berepeated.Focus People!Someone usesa SentenceStarter that isposted in theroomYou see astudent usingtheir book toback theirstatement.Someoneshows respectby allowinganotherspeaker to gofirst.Someonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."You seesomeone usinga quiet voicerather thanshouting outSomeone contributes bysaying "Ibelieve____because______"Some one asks aclosed-endedquestion (yes/no)and theconversation fellflat.Thediscussiongets off trackfrom the mainfocus.Someone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionSomeone makesa comment thatmakes you thinkmore deeply aboutthe topicSomeoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionMrs. Nunn or Mrs.Mroz adds a pointeven though sheis only supposedto be thefacilitator. OopsSomeonereferencesthe authorswords forsupportMrs. Nunn or Mrs.Mroz askssomeone torepeat what theysaid because noone could hear it.Speak up!You seesomeone beingrespectful ofanotherperson'sopinion.Someonevoluntarilyjumps intothe "hotseat".Someone asksa question thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Someone saysanotherperson'sstatement isdumb. NotRespectful!Someonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."Someoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"Someonecontributes "Whenyou mentioned_____it made methink about..."Someoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!You seesomeonebeingresponsible bystaying on taskSomeonezones out andhas to ask thatthe question berepeated.Focus People!Someone usesa SentenceStarter that isposted in theroomYou see astudent usingtheir book toback theirstatement.Someoneshows respectby allowinganotherspeaker to gofirst.Someonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."You seesomeone usinga quiet voicerather thanshouting out

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