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

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