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

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