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

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