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

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