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

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