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

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