You seesomeonebeingresponsible bystaying on taskSomeone saysanotherperson'sstatement isdumb. NotRespectful!Some one asksa closed-endedquestion(yes/no) and theconversation fellflat.Someoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"Someonecontributes"When youmentioned_____it made methink about..."Someone asksa question thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Someone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionSomeonevoluntarilyjumps intothe"hotseat".You seesomeone beingrespectful ofanotherperson'sopinion.Someone usesa SentenceStarter that isposted in theroomYou see astudent usingtheir book toback theirstatement.Thediscussiongets off trackfrom themain focus.Someoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionSomeonezones out andhas to ask thatthe question berepeated.Focus People!Someoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Someonemakes acomment thatmakes you thinkmore deeplyabout the topicYou seesomeone usinga quiet voicerather thanshouting outSomeoneshows respectby allowinganotherspeaker to gofirst.Someonereferencesthe authorswords forsupportMrs. Masonadds a pointeven though sheis only supposedto be thefacilitator. OopsMrs. Mason askssomeone torepeat what theysaid because noone could hear it.Speak up!Someonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."Someonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."Someone contributes bysaying "Ibelieve____because______"You seesomeonebeingresponsible bystaying on taskSomeone saysanotherperson'sstatement isdumb. NotRespectful!Some one asksa closed-endedquestion(yes/no) and theconversation fellflat.Someoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"Someonecontributes"When youmentioned_____it made methink about..."Someone asksa question thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Someone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionSomeonevoluntarilyjumps intothe"hotseat".You seesomeone beingrespectful ofanotherperson'sopinion.Someone usesa SentenceStarter that isposted in theroomYou see astudent usingtheir book toback theirstatement.Thediscussiongets off trackfrom themain focus.Someoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionSomeonezones out andhas to ask thatthe question berepeated.Focus People!Someoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Someonemakes acomment thatmakes you thinkmore deeplyabout the topicYou seesomeone usinga quiet voicerather thanshouting outSomeoneshows respectby allowinganotherspeaker to gofirst.Someonereferencesthe authorswords forsupportMrs. Masonadds a pointeven though sheis only supposedto be thefacilitator. OopsMrs. Mason askssomeone torepeat what theysaid because noone could hear it.Speak up!Someonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."Someonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."Someone contributes bysaying "Ibelieve____because______"

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