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

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