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

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