Someone usesa SentenceStarter that isposted in theroomYou seesomeone callon someoneto share theiridea.Someone asks aquestion thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.You seesomeone usinga quiet voicerather thanshouting outSomeonecontributes "Whenyou mentioned_____it made methink about..."You seesomeone beingresponsible bystaying on taskMrs. Jacobs askssomeone to repeatwhat they saidbecause no onecould hear it.Speak up!You seesomeone beingrespectful ofanother person'sopinion.Someoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionSomeoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Someonevoluntarilyjumps intothe"hotseat".Someonereferencesthe authorswords forsupportYou see astudent usingtheir book toback theirstatement.Someone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionSomeone saysanotherperson'sstatement isdumb. NotRespectful!Thediscussiongets off trackfrom themain focus.Some one asks aclosed-endedquestion (yes/no)and theconversation fellflat.Someoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"Someone makes acomment thatmakes you thinkmore deeply aboutthe topicSomeonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."Someonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."Someone showsrespect byallowing anotherspeaker to gofirst.Someone zonesout and has toask that thequestion berepeated. FocusPeople!Mrs. Jacobs addsa point eventhough she is onlysupposed to bethe facilitator.OopsSomeone usesa SentenceStarter that isposted in theroomYou seesomeone callon someoneto share theiridea.Someone asks aquestion thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.You seesomeone usinga quiet voicerather thanshouting outSomeonecontributes "Whenyou mentioned_____it made methink about..."You seesomeone beingresponsible bystaying on taskMrs. Jacobs askssomeone to repeatwhat they saidbecause no onecould hear it.Speak up!You seesomeone beingrespectful ofanother person'sopinion.Someoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirectionSomeoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Someonevoluntarilyjumps intothe"hotseat".Someonereferencesthe authorswords forsupportYou see astudent usingtheir book toback theirstatement.Someone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionSomeone saysanotherperson'sstatement isdumb. NotRespectful!Thediscussiongets off trackfrom themain focus.Some one asks aclosed-endedquestion (yes/no)and theconversation fellflat.Someoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto prove that...?"Someone makes acomment thatmakes you thinkmore deeply aboutthe topicSomeonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."Someonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."Someone showsrespect byallowing anotherspeaker to gofirst.Someone zonesout and has toask that thequestion berepeated. FocusPeople!Mrs. Jacobs addsa point eventhough she is onlysupposed to bethe facilitator.Oops

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