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

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