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

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