Someonevoluntarilyagrees to beingthe discussionleaderSomeonezones out andhas to ask thatthe question berepeated.Focus People!Someone saysanotherperson'sstatement iswrong. NotRespectful!Someoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"You seesomeonebeingresponsible bystaying on taskYou seesomeone usinga quiet voicerather thanshouting outSomeone contributes bysaying "Ibelieve____because______"Some one asksa closed-endedquestion(yes/no) and theconversation fellflat.Ms. Michas or Ms.Reddington askssomeone to repeatwhat they saidbecause no onecould hear it.Speak up!Someonegets thediscussionback ontrackSomeoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Thediscussiongets off trackfrom themain focus.Someonereferencesclass materialsto support theirargument.Someone asksa question thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Someonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."Someonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."Someone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionSomeonemakes acomment thatmakes you thinkmore deeplyabout the topicMs. Reddington orMs. Michas adds apoint even thoughshe is onlysupposed to bethe facilitator.OopsSomeoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionYou seesomeone beingrespectful ofanotherperson'sopinion.Someonecontributes"When youmentioned_____it made methink about..."Someoneshows respectby allowinganotherspeaker to gofirst.You see astudent usingtheir materialsto back theirstatement.Someonevoluntarilyagrees to beingthe discussionleaderSomeonezones out andhas to ask thatthe question berepeated.Focus People!Someone saysanotherperson'sstatement iswrong. NotRespectful!Someoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"You seesomeonebeingresponsible bystaying on taskYou seesomeone usinga quiet voicerather thanshouting outSomeone contributes bysaying "Ibelieve____because______"Some one asksa closed-endedquestion(yes/no) and theconversation fellflat.Ms. Michas or Ms.Reddington askssomeone to repeatwhat they saidbecause no onecould hear it.Speak up!Someonegets thediscussionback ontrackSomeoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Thediscussiongets off trackfrom themain focus.Someonereferencesclass materialsto support theirargument.Someone asksa question thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Someonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."Someonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."Someone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionSomeonemakes acomment thatmakes you thinkmore deeplyabout the topicMs. Reddington orMs. Michas adds apoint even thoughshe is onlysupposed to bethe facilitator.OopsSomeoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionYou seesomeone beingrespectful ofanotherperson'sopinion.Someonecontributes"When youmentioned_____it made methink about..."Someoneshows respectby allowinganotherspeaker to gofirst.You see astudent usingtheir materialsto back theirstatement.

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