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

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