Someoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionYou seesomeonebeingresponsible bystaying on taskSomeone saysanotherperson'sstatement isdumb. NotRespectful!Someonecontributes"When youmentioned_____it made methink about..."Someone usesa SentenceStarter that isposted in theirseminar packet.Someonementionsevidence fromtheirindependentchoice book. Someone zonesout and has to askthat thequestion berepeated. FocusPeople!Ms. Hamlin addsa point eventhough she isonly supposedto be thefacilitator. OopsYou seesomeone beingrespectful ofanotherperson'sopinion.Someone asksa question thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Someone isasked to repeatwhat they saidbecause noone could hearit. Speak up!Some one asksa closed-endedquestion(yes/no) and theconversation fellflat.Someonereferencesthe authorswords forsupportSomeone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionSomeone showsrespect byallowinganother speakerto go first.Someonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."The discussiongets off trackfrom the mainfocus.(frowny face)Someoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Someoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"Someone makesa commentthat makes youthink more deeplyabout the topicSomeone contributesby saying "I believe____because______"You see astudent usingtheir book toback theirstatement.Someonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."Someonesuccessfullypulls anotherstudent into theconversation.Someoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionYou seesomeonebeingresponsible bystaying on taskSomeone saysanotherperson'sstatement isdumb. NotRespectful!Someonecontributes"When youmentioned_____it made methink about..."Someone usesa SentenceStarter that isposted in theirseminar packet.Someonementionsevidence fromtheirindependentchoice book. Someone zonesout and has to askthat thequestion berepeated. FocusPeople!Ms. Hamlin addsa point eventhough she isonly supposedto be thefacilitator. OopsYou seesomeone beingrespectful ofanotherperson'sopinion.Someone asksa question thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Someone isasked to repeatwhat they saidbecause noone could hearit. Speak up!Some one asksa closed-endedquestion(yes/no) and theconversation fellflat.Someonereferencesthe authorswords forsupportSomeone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionSomeone showsrespect byallowinganother speakerto go first.Someonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."The discussiongets off trackfrom the mainfocus.(frowny face)Someoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Someoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"Someone makesa commentthat makes youthink more deeplyabout the topicSomeone contributesby saying "I believe____because______"You see astudent usingtheir book toback theirstatement.Someonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."Someonesuccessfullypulls anotherstudent into theconversation.

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