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