You contribute,"What's yourevidence toprovethat___...?"You have anidea to sharethat gets"stolen" bysomeone else.You hear,"Yeah,but..."Someonezones out andhas to ask forsomething to berepeated.Focus people!Youcontribute, "Ifound itinterestingwhen..."You hearthe word"innocent"Someone asksa close-endedquestion andtheconversationfalls flat.Youcontribute, "Ibelieve ____because..."You hearthephrase,"Prove it!"Youreference theauthor'swords forsupport.Youcontribute, "Idisagree with____because..."The teacher addsa point eventhough she is onlysupposed to bethe facilitator.Oops.You hear,"I disagreewith ____because..."You contribute,"I agree withwhat was saidabout ____because..."Someoneneverparticipates.You ask aquestion thatgenerates lotsof meaningfulconversation.You hear,"Accordingto theauthor..."You contribute,"When youmentioned_____ it mademe thinkabout..."Someoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Youcontribute,"I would liketo add..."Someone inthe outsidecircle joinstheconversation.You reword a close-ended question forsomeone so that it ismore open-endedand will lead to adiscussion.You hearthe word"guilty"Someonequotes theauthor.The teacher askssomeone torepeat what theysaid because noone could hear it.Speak up!You ask aquestion thatgenerates lotsof meaningfulconversation.You hear acomment that youwould have neverthought of. and itmakes you thinkmore deeply aboutthe topic.You contribute,"What's yourevidence toprovethat___...?"You have anidea to sharethat gets"stolen" bysomeone else.You hear,"Yeah,but..."Someonezones out andhas to ask forsomething to berepeated.Focus people!Youcontribute, "Ifound itinterestingwhen..."You hearthe word"innocent"Someone asksa close-endedquestion andtheconversationfalls flat.Youcontribute, "Ibelieve ____because..."You hearthephrase,"Prove it!"Youreference theauthor'swords forsupport.Youcontribute, "Idisagree with____because..."The teacher addsa point eventhough she is onlysupposed to bethe facilitator.Oops.You hear,"I disagreewith ____because..."You contribute,"I agree withwhat was saidabout ____because..."Someoneneverparticipates.You ask aquestion thatgenerates lotsof meaningfulconversation.You hear,"Accordingto theauthor..."You contribute,"When youmentioned_____ it mademe thinkabout..."Someoneinterrupts aspeaker whilethey weremaking a point.Not cool!Youcontribute,"I would liketo add..."Someone inthe outsidecircle joinstheconversation.You reword a close-ended question forsomeone so that it ismore open-endedand will lead to adiscussion.You hearthe word"guilty"Someonequotes theauthor.The teacher askssomeone torepeat what theysaid because noone could hear it.Speak up!You ask aquestion thatgenerates lotsof meaningfulconversation.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, "What's your evidence to prove that___...?"
  2. You have an idea to share that gets "stolen" by someone else.
  3. You hear, "Yeah, but..."
  4. Someone zones out and has to ask for something to be repeated. Focus people!
  5. You contribute, "I found it interesting when..."
  6. You hear the word "innocent"
  7. Someone asks a close-ended question and the conversation falls flat.
  8. You contribute, "I believe ____ because..."
  9. You hear the phrase, "Prove it!"
  10. You reference the author's words for support.
  11. You contribute, "I disagree with ____ because..."
  12. The teacher adds a point even though she is only supposed to be the facilitator. Oops.
  13. You hear, "I disagree with ____ because..."
  14. You contribute, "I agree with what was said about ____ because..."
  15. Someone never participates.
  16. You ask a question that generates lots of meaningful conversation.
  17. You hear, "According to the author..."
  18. You contribute, "When you mentioned _____ it made me think about..."
  19. Someone interrupts a speaker while they were making a point. Not cool!
  20. You contribute, "I would like to add..."
  21. Someone in the outside circle joins the conversation.
  22. You reword a close-ended question for someone so that it is more open-ended and will lead to a discussion.
  23. You hear the word "guilty"
  24. Someone quotes the author.
  25. The teacher asks someone to repeat what they said because no one could hear it. Speak up!
  26. You ask a question that generates lots of meaningful conversation.
  27. You hear a comment that you would have never thought of. and it makes you think more deeply about the topic.