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

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