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

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