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

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