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

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