You hearthe word"guilty"You hear,"I disagreewith ____because..."You ask aquestion thatgenerates lotsof meaningfulconversation.You hearthephrase,"Prove it!"Youcontribute, "Ifound itinterestingwhen..."Someone inthe outsidecircle joinstheconversation.You contribute,"I agree withwhat was saidabout ____because..."Someonequotes theauthor.Someoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Youcontribute, "Ibelieve ____because..."You have anidea to sharethat gets"stolen" bysomeone else.Someoneneverparticipates.You contribute,"When youmentioned_____ it mademe thinkabout..."Youcontribute, "Idisagree with____because..."You ask aquestion thatgenerates lotsof meaningfulconversation.You contribute,"What's yourevidence toprovethat___...?"You hear,"Accordingto theauthor..."The teacher askssomeone torepeat what theysaid because noone could hear it.Speak up!Youreference theauthor'swords forsupport.The teacher addsa point eventhough she is onlysupposed to bethe facilitator.Oops.You hear,"Yeah,but..."Youcontribute,"I would liketo add..."Someone asksa close-endedquestion andtheconversationfalls flat.You hearthe word"innocent"Someonezones out andhas to ask forsomething to berepeated.Focus people!You hear acomment that youwould have neverthought of. and itmakes you thinkmore deeply aboutthe topic.You reword a close-ended question forsomeone so that it ismore open-endedand will lead to adiscussion.You hearthe word"guilty"You hear,"I disagreewith ____because..."You ask aquestion thatgenerates lotsof meaningfulconversation.You hearthephrase,"Prove it!"Youcontribute, "Ifound itinterestingwhen..."Someone inthe outsidecircle joinstheconversation.You contribute,"I agree withwhat was saidabout ____because..."Someonequotes theauthor.Someoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Youcontribute, "Ibelieve ____because..."You have anidea to sharethat gets"stolen" bysomeone else.Someoneneverparticipates.You contribute,"When youmentioned_____ it mademe thinkabout..."Youcontribute, "Idisagree with____because..."You ask aquestion thatgenerates lotsof meaningfulconversation.You contribute,"What's yourevidence toprovethat___...?"You hear,"Accordingto theauthor..."The teacher askssomeone torepeat what theysaid because noone could hear it.Speak up!Youreference theauthor'swords forsupport.The teacher addsa point eventhough she is onlysupposed to bethe facilitator.Oops.You hear,"Yeah,but..."Youcontribute,"I would liketo add..."Someone asksa close-endedquestion andtheconversationfalls flat.You hearthe word"innocent"Someonezones out andhas to ask forsomething to berepeated.Focus people!You hear acomment that youwould have neverthought of. and itmakes you thinkmore deeply aboutthe topic.You reword a close-ended question forsomeone so that it ismore open-endedand will lead to adiscussion.

Socratic Seminar Bingo - 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 hear the word "guilty"
  2. You hear, "I disagree with ____ because..."
  3. You ask a question that generates lots of meaningful conversation.
  4. You hear the phrase, "Prove it!"
  5. You contribute, "I found it interesting when..."
  6. Someone in the outside circle joins the conversation.
  7. You contribute, "I agree with what was said about ____ because..."
  8. Someone quotes the author.
  9. Someone interrupts a speaker while they were making a point. Not cool!
  10. You contribute, "I believe ____ because..."
  11. You have an idea to share that gets "stolen" by someone else.
  12. Someone never participates.
  13. You contribute, "When you mentioned _____ it made me think about..."
  14. You contribute, "I disagree with ____ because..."
  15. You ask a question that generates lots of meaningful conversation.
  16. You contribute, "What's your evidence to prove that___...?"
  17. You hear, "According to the author..."
  18. The teacher asks someone to repeat what they said because no one could hear it. Speak up!
  19. You reference the author's words for support.
  20. The teacher adds a point even though she is only supposed to be the facilitator. Oops.
  21. You hear, "Yeah, but..."
  22. You contribute, "I would like to add..."
  23. Someone asks a close-ended question and the conversation falls flat.
  24. You hear the word "innocent"
  25. Someone zones out and has to ask for something to be repeated. Focus people!
  26. You hear a comment that you would have never thought of. and it makes you think more deeply about the topic.
  27. You reword a close-ended question for someone so that it is more open-ended and will lead to a discussion.