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