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

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