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

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.


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
  1. You reword a close-ended question for someone so that it is more open-ended and will lead to a discussion.
  2. You hear the word "guilty"
  3. You contribute, "I disagree with ____ because..."
  4. You contribute, "I would like to add..."
  5. Someone asks a close-ended question and the conversation falls flat.
  6. You contribute, "I believe ____ because..."
  7. You contribute, "When you mentioned _____ it made me think about..."
  8. You hear the phrase, "Prove it!"
  9. Someone quotes the author.
  10. You reference the author's words for support.
  11. You hear the word "innocent"
  12. You have an idea to share that gets "stolen" by someone else.
  13. The teacher adds a point even though she is only supposed to be the facilitator. Oops.
  14. You contribute, "I agree with what was said about ____ because..."
  15. You hear, "According to the author..."
  16. You hear a comment that you would have never thought of. and it makes you think more deeply about the topic.
  17. You hear, "Yeah, but..."
  18. Someone never participates.
  19. Someone zones out and has to ask for something to be repeated. Focus people!
  20. Someone in the outside circle joins the conversation.
  21. The teacher asks someone to repeat what they said because no one could hear it. Speak up!
  22. You contribute, "I found it interesting when..."
  23. You hear, "I disagree with ____ because..."
  24. You contribute, "What's your evidence to prove that___...?"
  25. You ask a question that generates lots of meaningful conversation.
  26. Someone interrupts a speaker while they were making a point. Not cool!
  27. You ask a question that generates lots of meaningful conversation.