Someone saysanotherperson'sstatement isdumb. NotRespectful!Someoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"The discussiongets off trackfrom the mainfocus.(frowny face)Someoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Someoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionSome one asksa closed-endedquestion(yes/no) and theconversation fellflat.Someone showsrespect byallowinganother speakerto go first.Someone makesa commentthat makes youthink more deeplyabout the topicSomeonesuccessfullypulls anotherstudent into theconversation.Someonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."Someone usesa SentenceStarter that isposted in theirseminar packet.Someonereferencesthe authorswords forsupportMs. Hamlin addsa point eventhough she isonly supposedto be thefacilitator. OopsYou seesomeonebeingresponsible bystaying on task Someone zonesout and has to askthat thequestion berepeated. FocusPeople!Someone isasked to repeatwhat they saidbecause noone could hearit. Speak up!Someonecontributes"When youmentioned_____it made methink about..."Someone contributesby saying "I believe____because______"You see astudent usingtheir book toback theirstatement.You seesomeone beingrespectful ofanotherperson'sopinion.Someone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionSomeonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."Someonementionsevidence fromtheirindependentchoice book.Someone asksa question thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Someone saysanotherperson'sstatement isdumb. NotRespectful!Someoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"The discussiongets off trackfrom the mainfocus.(frowny face)Someoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Someoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionSome one asksa closed-endedquestion(yes/no) and theconversation fellflat.Someone showsrespect byallowinganother speakerto go first.Someone makesa commentthat makes youthink more deeplyabout the topicSomeonesuccessfullypulls anotherstudent into theconversation.Someonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."Someone usesa SentenceStarter that isposted in theirseminar packet.Someonereferencesthe authorswords forsupportMs. Hamlin addsa point eventhough she isonly supposedto be thefacilitator. OopsYou seesomeonebeingresponsible bystaying on task Someone zonesout and has to askthat thequestion berepeated. FocusPeople!Someone isasked to repeatwhat they saidbecause noone could hearit. Speak up!Someonecontributes"When youmentioned_____it made methink about..."Someone contributesby saying "I believe____because______"You see astudent usingtheir book toback theirstatement.You seesomeone beingrespectful ofanotherperson'sopinion.Someone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionSomeonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."Someonementionsevidence fromtheirindependentchoice book.Someone 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. Someone says another person's statement is dumb. Not Respectful!
  2. Someone asks, "What's your evidence to prove that ...?"
  3. The discussion gets off track from the main focus. (frowny face)
  4. Someone interrupts a speaker while they were making a point. Not cool!
  5. Someone redirects the conversation in a good direction
  6. Some one asks a closed-ended question (yes/no) and the conversation fell flat.
  7. Someone shows respect by allowing another speaker to go first.
  8. Someone makes a comment that makes you think more deeply about the topic
  9. Someone successfully pulls another student into the conversation.
  10. Someone contributes "I agree with what was said about ____ because.."
  11. Someone uses a Sentence Starter that is posted in their seminar packet.
  12. Someone references the authors words for support
  13. Ms. Hamlin adds a point even though she is only supposed to be the facilitator. Oops
  14. You see someone being responsible by staying on task
  15. Someone zones out and has to ask that the question be repeated. Focus People!
  16. Someone is asked to repeat what they said because no one could hear it. Speak up!
  17. Someone contributes "When you mentioned _____it made me think about..."
  18. Someone contributes by saying "I believe____because______"
  19. You see a student using their book to back their statement.
  20. You see someone being respectful of another person's opinion.
  21. Someone rewords a close-ended question to a more open-ended question for better discussion
  22. Someone contributes, "I would like to add..."
  23. Someone mentions evidence from their independent choice book.
  24. Someone asks a question that generates a lot of meaningful conversation.