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

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