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

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