Someonemakes youthink aboutthe text in anew wayYou seesomeonebeingresponsible bystaying on taskMr. B. adds anopinion eventhough he issupposed to justbe facilitating.Whoops.Adisagreementis saved frombecoming adebateSomeoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionYou see astudent usingtheir book toback theirstatement.Someone asksa question thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Someonecontributes"When youmentioned_____it made methink about..."Mr. B askssomeone torepeat what theysaid because noone could hearit. Speak up!Someonecontributesby saying "Ibelieve __because__."Someoneshows respectby allowinganotherspeaker to gofirst.Someonereferencesthe authorswords forsupportSomeone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionSomeonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."Someonesaves thecircle froman awkwardsilenceThediscussiongets off trackfrom themain focus.Someone helpsa peer get theirtalking pointsby asking adirect question.Someone asksa question youhadn't everconsideredbeforeSomeonezones out andhas to ask thatthe questionbe repeated.Someoneuses aSentenceStarterSomeonemakes acomment thatmakes you thinkmore deeplyabout the topicSomeoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"You seesomeone beingrespectful ofanotherperson'sopinion.Someonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."Someonemakes youthink aboutthe text in anew wayYou seesomeonebeingresponsible bystaying on taskMr. B. adds anopinion eventhough he issupposed to justbe facilitating.Whoops.Adisagreementis saved frombecoming adebateSomeoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionYou see astudent usingtheir book toback theirstatement.Someone asksa question thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Someonecontributes"When youmentioned_____it made methink about..."Mr. B askssomeone torepeat what theysaid because noone could hearit. Speak up!Someonecontributesby saying "Ibelieve __because__."Someoneshows respectby allowinganotherspeaker to gofirst.Someonereferencesthe authorswords forsupportSomeone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionSomeonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."Someonesaves thecircle froman awkwardsilenceThediscussiongets off trackfrom themain focus.Someone helpsa peer get theirtalking pointsby asking adirect question.Someone asksa question youhadn't everconsideredbeforeSomeonezones out andhas to ask thatthe questionbe repeated.Someoneuses aSentenceStarterSomeonemakes acomment thatmakes you thinkmore deeplyabout the topicSomeoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"You seesomeone beingrespectful ofanotherperson'sopinion.Someonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."

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 makes you think about the text in a new way
  2. You see someone being responsible by staying on task
  3. Mr. B. adds an opinion even though he is supposed to just be facilitating. Whoops.
  4. A disagreement is saved from becoming a debate
  5. Someone redirects the conversation in a good direction
  6. You see a student using their book to back their statement.
  7. Someone asks a question that generates a lot of meaningful conversation.
  8. Someone contributes "When you mentioned _____it made me think about..."
  9. Mr. B asks someone to repeat what they said because no one could hear it. Speak up!
  10. Someone contributes by saying "I believe __ because__."
  11. Someone shows respect by allowing another speaker to go first.
  12. Someone references the authors words for support
  13. Someone rewords a close-ended question to a more open-ended question for better discussion
  14. Someone contributes "I agree with what was said about ____ because.."
  15. Someone saves the circle from an awkward silence
  16. The discussion gets off track from the main focus.
  17. Someone helps a peer get their talking points by asking a direct question.
  18. Someone asks a question you hadn't ever considered before
  19. Someone zones out and has to ask that the question be repeated.
  20. Someone uses a Sentence Starter
  21. Someone makes a comment that makes you think more deeply about the topic
  22. Someone asks, "What's your evidence to prove that ...?"
  23. You see someone being respectful of another person's opinion.
  24. Someone contributes, "I would like to add..."