You seesomeonebeingresponsible bystaying on taskThediscussiongets off trackfrom themain focus.You seesomeone usinga quiet voicerather thanshouting outSomeoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionSomeone saysanotherperson'sstatement isdumb. NotRespectful!Someone contributes bysaying "Ibelieve____because______"You seesomeone beingrespectful ofanotherperson'sopinion.Some one asksa closed-endedquestion(yes/no) and theconversation fellflat.Someone usesa SentenceStarter that isposted in theroomSomeonecontributes"When youmentioned_____it made methink about..."Someonevoluntarilyjumps intothe"hotseat".Someonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."Someonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."Mrs. Nunn or Mrs.Mroz adds a pointeven though she isonly supposed tobe the facilitator.OopsSomeoneshows respectby allowinganotherspeaker to gofirst.Someonezones out andhas to ask thatthe question berepeated.Focus People!Someonemakes acomment thatmakes you thinkmore deeplyabout the topicSomeone asksa question thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Someone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionMrs. Nunn or Mrs.Mroz askssomeone to repeatwhat they saidbecause no onecould hear it.Speak up!Someoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"Someoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Someonereferencesthe authorswords forsupportYou see astudent usingtheir book toback theirstatement.You seesomeonebeingresponsible bystaying on taskThediscussiongets off trackfrom themain focus.You seesomeone usinga quiet voicerather thanshouting outSomeoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionSomeone saysanotherperson'sstatement isdumb. NotRespectful!Someone contributes bysaying "Ibelieve____because______"You seesomeone beingrespectful ofanotherperson'sopinion.Some one asksa closed-endedquestion(yes/no) and theconversation fellflat.Someone usesa SentenceStarter that isposted in theroomSomeonecontributes"When youmentioned_____it made methink about..."Someonevoluntarilyjumps intothe"hotseat".Someonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."Someonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."Mrs. Nunn or Mrs.Mroz adds a pointeven though she isonly supposed tobe the facilitator.OopsSomeoneshows respectby allowinganotherspeaker to gofirst.Someonezones out andhas to ask thatthe question berepeated.Focus People!Someonemakes acomment thatmakes you thinkmore deeplyabout the topicSomeone asksa question thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Someone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionMrs. Nunn or Mrs.Mroz askssomeone to repeatwhat they saidbecause no onecould hear it.Speak up!Someoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"Someoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Someonereferencesthe authorswords forsupportYou see astudent usingtheir book toback 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. You see someone being responsible by staying on task
  2. The discussion gets off track from the main focus.
  3. You see someone using a quiet voice rather than shouting out
  4. Someone redirects the conversation in a good direction
  5. Someone says another person's statement is dumb. Not Respectful!
  6. Someone contributes by saying "I believe____because______"
  7. You see someone being respectful of another person's opinion.
  8. Some one asks a closed-ended question (yes/no) and the conversation fell flat.
  9. Someone uses a Sentence Starter that is posted in the room
  10. Someone contributes "When you mentioned _____it made me think about..."
  11. Someone voluntarily jumps into the "hotseat".
  12. Someone contributes "I agree with what was said about ____ because.."
  13. Someone contributes, "I would like to add..."
  14. Mrs. Nunn or Mrs. Mroz adds a point even though she is only supposed to be the facilitator. Oops
  15. Someone shows respect by allowing another speaker to go first.
  16. Someone zones out and has to ask that the question be repeated. Focus People!
  17. Someone makes a comment that makes you think more deeply about the topic
  18. Someone asks a question that generates a lot of meaningful conversation.
  19. Someone rewords a close-ended question to a more open-ended question for better discussion
  20. Mrs. Nunn or Mrs. Mroz asks someone to repeat what they said because no one could hear it. Speak up!
  21. Someone asks, "What's your evidence to prove that ...?"
  22. Someone interrupts a speaker while they were making a point. Not cool!
  23. Someone references the authors words for support
  24. You see a student using their book to back their statement.