Someone contributes bysaying "Ibelieve____because______"Someonevoluntarilyjumps intothe"hotseat".Someoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"Thediscussiongets off trackfrom themain focus.Someonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."You seesomeone beingrespectful ofanotherperson'sopinion.Some one asksa closed-endedquestion(yes/no) and theconversation fellflat.Someonereferencesthe authorswords forsupportYou seesomeone usinga quiet voicerather thanshouting outSomeoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionSomeonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."Someonecontributes"When youmentioned_____it made methink about..."Mrs. Masonadds a pointeven though sheis only supposedto be thefacilitator. OopsSomeone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionSomeonezones out andhas to ask thatthe question berepeated.Focus People!You seesomeonebeingresponsible bystaying on taskSomeoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Mrs. Mason askssomeone torepeat what theysaid because noone could hear it.Speak up!Someoneshows respectby allowinganotherspeaker to gofirst.Someone asksa question thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Someone usesa SentenceStarter that isposted in theroomSomeone saysanotherperson'sstatement isdumb. NotRespectful!You see astudent usingtheir book toback theirstatement.Someonemakes acomment thatmakes you thinkmore deeplyabout the topicSomeone contributes bysaying "Ibelieve____because______"Someonevoluntarilyjumps intothe"hotseat".Someoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"Thediscussiongets off trackfrom themain focus.Someonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."You seesomeone beingrespectful ofanotherperson'sopinion.Some one asksa closed-endedquestion(yes/no) and theconversation fellflat.Someonereferencesthe authorswords forsupportYou seesomeone usinga quiet voicerather thanshouting outSomeoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionSomeonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."Someonecontributes"When youmentioned_____it made methink about..."Mrs. Masonadds a pointeven though sheis only supposedto be thefacilitator. OopsSomeone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionSomeonezones out andhas to ask thatthe question berepeated.Focus People!You seesomeonebeingresponsible bystaying on taskSomeoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Mrs. Mason askssomeone torepeat what theysaid because noone could hear it.Speak up!Someoneshows respectby allowinganotherspeaker to gofirst.Someone asksa question thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Someone usesa SentenceStarter that isposted in theroomSomeone saysanotherperson'sstatement isdumb. NotRespectful!You see astudent usingtheir book toback theirstatement.Someonemakes acomment thatmakes you thinkmore 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. Someone contributes by saying "I believe____because______"
  2. Someone voluntarily jumps into the "hotseat".
  3. Someone asks, "What's your evidence to prove that ...?"
  4. The discussion gets off track from the main focus.
  5. Someone contributes, "I would like to add..."
  6. You see someone being respectful of another person's opinion.
  7. Some one asks a closed-ended question (yes/no) and the conversation fell flat.
  8. Someone references the authors words for support
  9. You see someone using a quiet voice rather than shouting out
  10. Someone redirects the conversation in a good direction
  11. Someone contributes "I agree with what was said about ____ because.."
  12. Someone contributes "When you mentioned _____it made me think about..."
  13. Mrs. Mason adds a point even though she is only supposed to be the facilitator. Oops
  14. Someone rewords a close-ended question to a more open-ended question for better discussion
  15. Someone zones out and has to ask that the question be repeated. Focus People!
  16. You see someone being responsible by staying on task
  17. Someone interrupts a speaker while they were making a point. Not cool!
  18. Mrs. Mason asks someone to repeat what they said because no one could hear it. Speak up!
  19. Someone shows respect by allowing another speaker to go first.
  20. Someone asks a question that generates a lot of meaningful conversation.
  21. Someone uses a Sentence Starter that is posted in the room
  22. Someone says another person's statement is dumb. Not Respectful!
  23. You see a student using their book to back their statement.
  24. Someone makes a comment that makes you think more deeply about the topic