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

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