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

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