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

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