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

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