Someoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirection.Someone getsdistracted by theirphone rather thanengaging indiscussion.Ugh, PHONES!Someonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."Someonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."Someonezones out andhas to ask thatthe question berepeated.Focus, people!Someonemakes acomment thatmakes you thinkmore deeplyabout the topicMrs. Holman orMs. Corby askssomeone to repeatwhat they saidbecause no onecould hear it.Speak up!Someonecontributes"When youmentioned_____it made methink about..."Someonereferences anothertext they've read tosupport theirresponse to aquestion.Someone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionA peer makesa question-to-self connectionto back theirstatement.Someone asksa question thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Mrs. Holman orMs. Corby adds apoint even thoughthey are onlysupposed to bethe facilitators.Oops!Someoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!You see someoneusing anappropriateseminar volumerather thanshouting orwhisperingSomeoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto back up thatstatement?"Some one asksa closed-endedquestion(yes/no) and theconversation fellflat.Thediscussiongets off trackfrom themain focus.You seesomeone beingrespectful ofanotherperson'sopinion.You seesomeonebeingresponsible bystaying on taskSomeonedefines one ofthe boldedwords to clarifymeaning for thegroup.You seesomeone callon someoneto share theiridea.Someoneshows respectby allowinganotherspeaker to gofirst.Someone makesa question-to-world connectionto support theirpoint.Someoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirection.Someone getsdistracted by theirphone rather thanengaging indiscussion.Ugh, PHONES!Someonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."Someonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."Someonezones out andhas to ask thatthe question berepeated.Focus, people!Someonemakes acomment thatmakes you thinkmore deeplyabout the topicMrs. Holman orMs. Corby askssomeone to repeatwhat they saidbecause no onecould hear it.Speak up!Someonecontributes"When youmentioned_____it made methink about..."Someonereferences anothertext they've read tosupport theirresponse to aquestion.Someone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionA peer makesa question-to-self connectionto back theirstatement.Someone asksa question thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Mrs. Holman orMs. Corby adds apoint even thoughthey are onlysupposed to bethe facilitators.Oops!Someoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!You see someoneusing anappropriateseminar volumerather thanshouting orwhisperingSomeoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto back up thatstatement?"Some one asksa closed-endedquestion(yes/no) and theconversation fellflat.Thediscussiongets off trackfrom themain focus.You seesomeone beingrespectful ofanotherperson'sopinion.You seesomeonebeingresponsible bystaying on taskSomeonedefines one ofthe boldedwords to clarifymeaning for thegroup.You seesomeone callon someoneto share theiridea.Someoneshows respectby allowinganotherspeaker to gofirst.Someone makesa question-to-world connectionto support theirpoint.

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 redirects the conversation in a good direction.
  2. Someone gets distracted by their phone rather than engaging in discussion. Ugh, PHONES!
  3. Someone contributes, "I would like to add..."
  4. Someone contributes "I agree with what was said about ____ because.."
  5. Someone zones out and has to ask that the question be repeated. Focus, people!
  6. Someone makes a comment that makes you think more deeply about the topic
  7. Mrs. Holman or Ms. Corby asks someone to repeat what they said because no one could hear it. Speak up!
  8. Someone contributes "When you mentioned _____it made me think about..."
  9. Someone references another text they've read to support their response to a question.
  10. Someone rewords a close-ended question to a more open-ended question for better discussion
  11. A peer makes a question-to-self connection to back their statement.
  12. Someone asks a question that generates a lot of meaningful conversation.
  13. Mrs. Holman or Ms. Corby adds a point even though they are only supposed to be the facilitators. Oops!
  14. Someone interrupts a speaker while they were making a point. Not cool!
  15. You see someone using an appropriate seminar volume rather than shouting or whispering
  16. Someone asks, "What's your evidence to back up that statement?"
  17. Some one asks a closed-ended question (yes/no) and the conversation fell flat.
  18. The discussion gets off track from the main focus.
  19. You see someone being respectful of another person's opinion.
  20. You see someone being responsible by staying on task
  21. Someone defines one of the bolded words to clarify meaning for the group.
  22. You see someone call on someone to share their idea.
  23. Someone shows respect by allowing another speaker to go first.
  24. Someone makes a question-to-world connection to support their point.