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

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