Someone asks aquestion thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Someone contributesby saying "I believe____because______"Someone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionThediscussiongets off trackfrom themain focus.You seesomeone beingresponsible bystaying on taskYou see astudent usingtheir book toback theirstatement.Someone showsrespect byallowinganother speaker togo first.You seesomeone usinga quiet voicerather thanshouting outSomeonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."Someonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."Ms. P adds apoint eventhough she isonly supposedto be thefacilitator. OopsSome one asks aclosed-endedquestion (yes/no)and theconversation fellflat. Someone zones outand has to ask that the question be repeated.Focus People  !You seesomeone beingrespectful ofanother person'sopinion.Someonecontributes "Whenyou mentioned_____it made methink about..."Someone usesa SentenceStarter that isposted in theroomSomeonereferencesthe authorswords forsupportSomeoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionSomeoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"Someonevoluntarilyjumps intothe"hotseat".Someone makes acommentthat makes youthink more deeplyabout the topicMs. Pasks someone torepeat what theysaid because noone could hear it.Speak up!Someoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Someone saysanotherperson'sstatement isdumb. NotRespectful!Someone asks aquestion thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Someone contributesby saying "I believe____because______"Someone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionThediscussiongets off trackfrom themain focus.You seesomeone beingresponsible bystaying on taskYou see astudent usingtheir book toback theirstatement.Someone showsrespect byallowinganother speaker togo first.You seesomeone usinga quiet voicerather thanshouting outSomeonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."Someonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."Ms. P adds apoint eventhough she isonly supposedto be thefacilitator. OopsSome one asks aclosed-endedquestion (yes/no)and theconversation fellflat. Someone zones outand has to ask that the question be repeated.Focus People  !You seesomeone beingrespectful ofanother person'sopinion.Someonecontributes "Whenyou mentioned_____it made methink about..."Someone usesa SentenceStarter that isposted in theroomSomeonereferencesthe authorswords forsupportSomeoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionSomeoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"Someonevoluntarilyjumps intothe"hotseat".Someone makes acommentthat makes youthink more deeplyabout the topicMs. Pasks someone torepeat what theysaid because noone could hear it.Speak up!Someoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Someone 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. Someone asks a question that generates a lot of meaningful conversation.
  2. Someone contributes by saying "I believe____because______"
  3. Someone rewords a close-ended question to a more open-ended question for better discussion
  4. The discussion gets off track from the main focus.
  5. You see someone being responsible by staying on task
  6. You see a student using their book to back their statement.
  7. Someone shows respect by allowing another speaker to go first.
  8. You see someone using a quiet voice rather than shouting out
  9. Someone contributes, "I would like to add..."
  10. Someone contributes "I agree with what was said about ____ because.."
  11. Ms. P adds a point even though she is only supposed to be the facilitator. Oops
  12. Some one asks a closed-ended question (yes/no) and the conversation fell flat.
  13. Someone zones out and has to ask that the question be repeated. Focus People !
  14. You see someone being respectful of another person's opinion.
  15. Someone contributes "When you mentioned _____it made me think about..."
  16. Someone uses a Sentence Starter that is posted in the room
  17. Someone references the authors words for support
  18. Someone redirects the conversation in a good direction
  19. Someone asks, "What's your evidence to prove that ...?"
  20. Someone voluntarily jumps into the "hotseat".
  21. Someone makes a comment that makes you think more deeply about the topic
  22. Ms. P asks someone to repeat what they said because no one could hear it. Speak up!
  23. Someone interrupts a speaker while they were making a point. Not cool!
  24. Someone says another person's statement is dumb. Not Respectful!