Someonedefines one ofthe boldedwords to clarifymeaning for thegroup.A peer makesa question-to-self connectionto back theirstatement.Someone getsdistracted by theirphone rather thanengaging indiscussion.Ugh, PHONES!Thediscussiongets off trackfrom themain focus.You seesomeone callon someoneto share theiridea.Mrs. Holman orMs. Corby askssomeone to repeatwhat they saidbecause no onecould hear it.Speak up!You seesomeone beingrespectful ofanotherperson'sopinion.You seesomeonebeingresponsible bystaying on taskSomeoneshows respectby allowinganotherspeaker to gofirst.Mrs. Holman orMs. Corby adds apoint even thoughthey are onlysupposed to bethe facilitators.Oops!Someoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Someonezones out andhas to ask thatthe question berepeated.Focus, people!Someonereferences anothertext they've read tosupport theirresponse to aquestion.You see someoneusing anappropriateseminar volumerather thanshouting orwhisperingSome one asksa closed-endedquestion(yes/no) and theconversation fellflat.Someonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."Someonecontributes"When youmentioned_____it made methink about..."Someone makesa question-to-world connectionto support theirpoint.Someonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."Someonemakes acomment thatmakes you thinkmore deeplyabout the topicSomeoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto back up thatstatement?"Someone asksa question thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Someone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionSomeoneredirects theconversationin a gooddirection.Someonedefines one ofthe boldedwords to clarifymeaning for thegroup.A peer makesa question-to-self connectionto back theirstatement.Someone getsdistracted by theirphone rather thanengaging indiscussion.Ugh, PHONES!Thediscussiongets off trackfrom themain focus.You seesomeone callon someoneto share theiridea.Mrs. Holman orMs. Corby askssomeone to repeatwhat they saidbecause no onecould hear it.Speak up!You seesomeone beingrespectful ofanotherperson'sopinion.You seesomeonebeingresponsible bystaying on taskSomeoneshows respectby allowinganotherspeaker to gofirst.Mrs. Holman orMs. Corby adds apoint even thoughthey are onlysupposed to bethe facilitators.Oops!Someoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Someonezones out andhas to ask thatthe question berepeated.Focus, people!Someonereferences anothertext they've read tosupport theirresponse to aquestion.You see someoneusing anappropriateseminar volumerather thanshouting orwhisperingSome one asksa closed-endedquestion(yes/no) and theconversation fellflat.Someonecontributes "Iagree with whatwas said about____because.."Someonecontributes"When youmentioned_____it made methink about..."Someone makesa question-to-world connectionto support theirpoint.Someonecontributes,"I would liketo add..."Someonemakes acomment thatmakes you thinkmore deeplyabout the topicSomeoneasks, "What'syour evidenceto back up thatstatement?"Someone asksa question thatgenerates a lotof meaningfulconversation.Someone rewordsa close-endedquestion to a moreopen-endedquestion for betterdiscussionSomeoneredirects 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. Someone defines one of the bolded words to clarify meaning for the group.
  2. A peer makes a question-to-self connection to back their statement.
  3. Someone gets distracted by their phone rather than engaging in discussion. Ugh, PHONES!
  4. The discussion gets off track from the main focus.
  5. You see someone call on someone to share their idea.
  6. Mrs. Holman or Ms. Corby asks someone to repeat what they said because no one could hear it. Speak up!
  7. You see someone being respectful of another person's opinion.
  8. You see someone being responsible by staying on task
  9. Someone shows respect by allowing another speaker to go first.
  10. Mrs. Holman or Ms. Corby adds a point even though they are only supposed to be the facilitators. Oops!
  11. Someone interrupts a speaker while they were making a point. Not cool!
  12. Someone zones out and has to ask that the question be repeated. Focus, people!
  13. Someone references another text they've read to support their response to a question.
  14. You see someone using an appropriate seminar volume rather than shouting or whispering
  15. Some one asks a closed-ended question (yes/no) and the conversation fell flat.
  16. Someone contributes "I agree with what was said about ____ because.."
  17. Someone contributes "When you mentioned _____it made me think about..."
  18. Someone makes a question-to-world connection to support their point.
  19. Someone contributes, "I would like to add..."
  20. Someone makes a comment that makes you think more deeply about the topic
  21. Someone asks, "What's your evidence to back up that statement?"
  22. Someone asks a question that generates a lot of meaningful conversation.
  23. Someone rewords a close-ended question to a more open-ended question for better discussion
  24. Someone redirects the conversation in a good direction.