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

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