Thediscussiongets off trackfrom themain focus.Some one asks aclosed-endedquestion (yes/no)and theconversation fellflat.You seesomeone beingresponsible bystaying on taskYou see astudent usingtheir book toback theirstatement.Someonereferencesthe authorswords forsupportMs. 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 showsrespect byallowinganother speaker togo first.Someonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."Someone saysanotherperson'sstatement isdumb. NotRespectful!Someonevoluntarilyjumps intothe"hotseat".Someone contributesby saying "I believe____because______"Ms. P adds apoint eventhough she isonly supposedto be thefacilitator. OopsSomeonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."Someoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Someone asks aquestion thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Someoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionYou seesomeone beingrespectful ofanother person'sopinion.Someonecontributes "Whenyou mentioned_____it made methink about..."Someone usesa SentenceStarter that isposted in theroomYou seesomeone usinga quiet voicerather thanshouting outSomeone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionSomeoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"Someone makes acommentthat makes youthink more deeplyabout the topicThediscussiongets off trackfrom themain focus.Some one asks aclosed-endedquestion (yes/no)and theconversation fellflat.You seesomeone beingresponsible bystaying on taskYou see astudent usingtheir book toback theirstatement.Someonereferencesthe authorswords forsupportMs. 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 showsrespect byallowinganother speaker togo first.Someonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."Someone saysanotherperson'sstatement isdumb. NotRespectful!Someonevoluntarilyjumps intothe"hotseat".Someone contributesby saying "I believe____because______"Ms. P adds apoint eventhough she isonly supposedto be thefacilitator. OopsSomeonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."Someoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Someone asks aquestion thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Someoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionYou seesomeone beingrespectful ofanother person'sopinion.Someonecontributes "Whenyou mentioned_____it made methink about..."Someone usesa SentenceStarter that isposted in theroomYou seesomeone usinga quiet voicerather thanshouting outSomeone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionSomeoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"Someone makes acommentthat makes youthink more deeplyabout the topic

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