You seesomeone beingrespectful ofanother person'sopinion.Ms. P adds apoint eventhough she isonly supposedto be thefacilitator. OopsSome one asks aclosed-endedquestion (yes/no)and theconversation fellflat.Someone usesa SentenceStarter that isposted in theroomSomeoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Someonecontributes "Whenyou mentioned_____it made methink about..."Someone makes acommentthat makes youthink more deeplyabout the topicYou see astudent usingtheir book toback theirstatement. Someone zones outand has to ask that the question be repeated.Focus People  !Thediscussiongets off trackfrom themain focus.Someone saysanotherperson'sstatement isdumb. NotRespectful!Someoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"Someonereferencesthe authorswords forsupportSomeone showsrespect byallowinganother speaker togo first.Someonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."You seesomeone beingresponsible bystaying on taskSomeone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionSomeone asks aquestion thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Someonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."Someonevoluntarilyjumps intothe"hotseat".You seesomeone usinga quiet voicerather thanshouting outSomeone contributesby saying "I believe____because______"Someoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionMs. Pasks someone torepeat what theysaid because noone could hear it.Speak up!You seesomeone beingrespectful ofanother person'sopinion.Ms. P adds apoint eventhough she isonly supposedto be thefacilitator. OopsSome one asks aclosed-endedquestion (yes/no)and theconversation fellflat.Someone usesa SentenceStarter that isposted in theroomSomeoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Someonecontributes "Whenyou mentioned_____it made methink about..."Someone makes acommentthat makes youthink more deeplyabout the topicYou see astudent usingtheir book toback theirstatement. Someone zones outand has to ask that the question be repeated.Focus People  !Thediscussiongets off trackfrom themain focus.Someone saysanotherperson'sstatement isdumb. NotRespectful!Someoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"Someonereferencesthe authorswords forsupportSomeone showsrespect byallowinganother speaker togo first.Someonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."You seesomeone beingresponsible bystaying on taskSomeone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionSomeone asks aquestion thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Someonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."Someonevoluntarilyjumps intothe"hotseat".You seesomeone usinga quiet voicerather thanshouting outSomeone contributesby saying "I believe____because______"Someoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionMs. Pasks someone torepeat what theysaid because noone could hear it.Speak up!

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