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

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