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

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