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

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