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