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

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