Someone asks aquestion thatgenerates a lot ofmeaningfulconversation. Name:_________Someonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____ because.." Name:_________Your teacherasks someone torepeat what theysaid because noone could hear it.Speak up!Someonerespectfully offersa rebuttal Name:_________Someone offers acounterclaim Name:_________Someone showsrespect byallowing anotherspeaker to go first. Name:_________Someoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Thediscussiongets off trackfrom themain focus.You seesomeone call onsomeone toshare their idea. Name:_________Someone rewords aclose-ended questionto a more open-ended question forbetter discussion Name:_________Someonevoluntarily jumpsinto the "hotseat". Name:_________Some one asksa closed-endedquestion(yes/no) and theconversation fellflat.You see someonebeing respectful ofanother person'sopinion. Name:_________Someonezones out andhas to ask thatthe question berepeated.Focus People!Someoneredirects theconversation in agood direction Name:_________You see astudent usingtheir book to backtheir statement. Name:_________Someonecontributes "Whenyou mentioned_____it made methink about..." Name:_________You see someonelistening attentivelyto the speaker: eyecontact, posture,etc Name:_________Someone saysanotherperson'sstatement isdumb. NotRespectful!Your teacheradds a point eventhough they areonly supposed tobe the facilitator.OopsSomeonereferences theauthor's words forsupport Name:_________Someonecontributes, "Iwould like toadd..." Name:_________Someone makes acomment thatmakes you thinkmore deeply aboutthe topic Name:_________Someone asks,"What's yourevidence to provethat ...?" Name:_________Someone asks aquestion thatgenerates a lot ofmeaningfulconversation. Name:_________Someonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____ because.." Name:_________Your teacherasks someone torepeat what theysaid because noone could hear it.Speak up!Someonerespectfully offersa rebuttal Name:_________Someone offers acounterclaim Name:_________Someone showsrespect byallowing anotherspeaker to go first. Name:_________Someoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Thediscussiongets off trackfrom themain focus.You seesomeone call onsomeone toshare their idea. Name:_________Someone rewords aclose-ended questionto a more open-ended question forbetter discussion Name:_________Someonevoluntarily jumpsinto the "hotseat". Name:_________Some one asksa closed-endedquestion(yes/no) and theconversation fellflat.You see someonebeing respectful ofanother person'sopinion. Name:_________Someonezones out andhas to ask thatthe question berepeated.Focus People!Someoneredirects theconversation in agood direction Name:_________You see astudent usingtheir book to backtheir statement. Name:_________Someonecontributes "Whenyou mentioned_____it made methink about..." Name:_________You see someonelistening attentivelyto the speaker: eyecontact, posture,etc Name:_________Someone saysanotherperson'sstatement isdumb. NotRespectful!Your teacheradds a point eventhough they areonly supposed tobe the facilitator.OopsSomeonereferences theauthor's words forsupport Name:_________Someonecontributes, "Iwould like toadd..." Name:_________Someone makes acomment thatmakes you thinkmore deeply aboutthe topic Name:_________Someone asks,"What's yourevidence to provethat ...?" Name:_________

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