Someonemakes youthink aboutthe text in anew waySomeoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"Someonecontributes"When youmentioned_____it made methink about..."Someoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionSomeonesaves thecircle froman awkwardsilenceThediscussiongets off trackfrom themain focus.You seesomeonebeingresponsible bystaying on taskSomeone asksa question thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Mr. B askssomeone torepeat what theysaid because noone could hearit. Speak up!Mr. B. adds anopinion eventhough he issupposed to justbe facilitating.Whoops.Adisagreementis saved frombecoming adebateYou seesomeone beingrespectful ofanotherperson'sopinion.Someone asksa question youhadn't everconsideredbeforeSomeonemakes acomment thatmakes you thinkmore deeplyabout the topicYou see astudent usingtheir book toback theirstatement.Someonecontributesby saying "Ibelieve __because__."Someonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."Someone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionSomeonereferencesthe authorswords forsupportSomeonezones out andhas to ask thatthe questionbe repeated.Someoneuses aSentenceStarterSomeone helpsa peer get theirtalking pointsby asking adirect question.Someoneshows respectby allowinganotherspeaker to gofirst.Someonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."Someonemakes youthink aboutthe text in anew waySomeoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"Someonecontributes"When youmentioned_____it made methink about..."Someoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionSomeonesaves thecircle froman awkwardsilenceThediscussiongets off trackfrom themain focus.You seesomeonebeingresponsible bystaying on taskSomeone asksa question thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Mr. B askssomeone torepeat what theysaid because noone could hearit. Speak up!Mr. B. adds anopinion eventhough he issupposed to justbe facilitating.Whoops.Adisagreementis saved frombecoming adebateYou seesomeone beingrespectful ofanotherperson'sopinion.Someone asksa question youhadn't everconsideredbeforeSomeonemakes acomment thatmakes you thinkmore deeplyabout the topicYou see astudent usingtheir book toback theirstatement.Someonecontributesby saying "Ibelieve __because__."Someonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."Someone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionSomeonereferencesthe authorswords forsupportSomeonezones out andhas to ask thatthe questionbe repeated.Someoneuses aSentenceStarterSomeone helpsa peer get theirtalking pointsby asking adirect question.Someoneshows respectby allowinganotherspeaker to gofirst.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. Someone asks, "What's your evidence to prove that ...?"
  3. Someone contributes "When you mentioned _____it made me think about..."
  4. Someone redirects the conversation in a good direction
  5. Someone saves the circle from an awkward silence
  6. The discussion gets off track from the main focus.
  7. You see someone being responsible by staying on task
  8. Someone asks a question that generates a lot of meaningful conversation.
  9. Mr. B asks someone to repeat what they said because no one could hear it. Speak up!
  10. Mr. B. adds an opinion even though he is supposed to just be facilitating. Whoops.
  11. A disagreement is saved from becoming a debate
  12. You see someone being respectful of another person's opinion.
  13. Someone asks a question you hadn't ever considered before
  14. Someone makes a comment that makes you think more deeply about the topic
  15. You see a student using their book to back their statement.
  16. Someone contributes by saying "I believe __ because__."
  17. Someone contributes "I agree with what was said about ____ because.."
  18. Someone rewords a close-ended question to a more open-ended question for better discussion
  19. Someone references the authors words for support
  20. Someone zones out and has to ask that the question be repeated.
  21. Someone uses a Sentence Starter
  22. Someone helps a peer get their talking points by asking a direct question.
  23. Someone shows respect by allowing another speaker to go first.
  24. Someone contributes, "I would like to add..."