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

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