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

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