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

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