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

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