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

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