Someonecontributes bysaying "Ibelieve____Because____.Teacher adds apoint eventhough she isonly supposedto be thefacilitator. OopsSomeonecontributes "Whenyou mentioned_____it made methink about..."Thediscussiongets off trackfrom themain focus.You seesomeone beingrespectful ofanother person'sopinion.Someonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."Someone usesacademicvocabulary todiscuss thetext.Someonecontributes "Irespectfullydisagree with_ because _."Someone showsrespect byallowing anotherspeaker to gofirst.Some one asks aclosed-endedquestion (yes/no)and theconversation fellflat.Someoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionYou seesomeone usinga quiet voiceand they can'tbe heard orunderstood. 🤔Someonereferencesthe authorswords forsupportSomeonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."Someoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"Someone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionSomeoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!You see astudent usingtheirbook/passageto back theirstatement.Someone makes acomment thatmakes you thinkmore deeply aboutthe topicSomeonereferencesanother text tofurther supporttheir ideas.Someone makes anegative commentabout someone'sopinion. NotRespectful!Someone zonesout and has toask that thequestion berepeated. FocusPeople!You use theauthor'swords tosupport yourresponse.Someone asks aquestion thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Someonecontributes bysaying "Ibelieve____Because____.Teacher adds apoint eventhough she isonly supposedto be thefacilitator. OopsSomeonecontributes "Whenyou mentioned_____it made methink about..."Thediscussiongets off trackfrom themain focus.You seesomeone beingrespectful ofanother person'sopinion.Someonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."Someone usesacademicvocabulary todiscuss thetext.Someonecontributes "Irespectfullydisagree with_ because _."Someone showsrespect byallowing anotherspeaker to gofirst.Some one asks aclosed-endedquestion (yes/no)and theconversation fellflat.Someoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionYou seesomeone usinga quiet voiceand they can'tbe heard orunderstood. 🤔Someonereferencesthe authorswords forsupportSomeonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."Someoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"Someone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionSomeoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!You see astudent usingtheirbook/passageto back theirstatement.Someone makes acomment thatmakes you thinkmore deeply aboutthe topicSomeonereferencesanother text tofurther supporttheir ideas.Someone makes anegative commentabout someone'sopinion. NotRespectful!Someone zonesout and has toask that thequestion berepeated. FocusPeople!You use theauthor'swords tosupport yourresponse.Someone asks aquestion thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.

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 contributes by saying "I believe____ Because____.
  2. Teacher adds a point even though she is only supposed to be the facilitator. Oops
  3. Someone contributes "When you mentioned _____it made me think about..."
  4. The discussion gets off track from the main focus.
  5. You see someone being respectful of another person's opinion.
  6. Someone contributes, "I would like to add..."
  7. Someone uses academic vocabulary to discuss the text.
  8. Someone contributes "I respectfully disagree with _ because _."
  9. Someone shows respect by allowing another speaker to go first.
  10. Some one asks a closed-ended question (yes/no) and the conversation fell flat.
  11. Someone redirects the conversation in a good direction
  12. You see someone using a quiet voice and they can't be heard or understood. 🤔
  13. Someone references the authors words for support
  14. Someone contributes "I agree with what was said about ____ because.."
  15. Someone asks, "What's your evidence to prove that ...?"
  16. Someone rewords a close-ended question to a more open-ended question for better discussion
  17. Someone interrupts a speaker while they were making a point. Not cool!
  18. You see a student using their book/passage to back their statement.
  19. Someone makes a comment that makes you think more deeply about the topic
  20. Someone references another text to further support their ideas.
  21. Someone makes a negative comment about someone's opinion. Not Respectful!
  22. Someone zones out and has to ask that the question be repeated. Focus People!
  23. You use the author's words to support your response.
  24. Someone asks a question that generates a lot of meaningful conversation.