Summarized themain points of thediscussion so far. "So it seems we allagree/ feel/believethat___"Contributeda new idea"An idea Ihave is.."Added another pieceof evidence tosomething someoneelse is presenting."Here's anotherexample of what youwere talking about onpage__."Asked someone toclarify something theysaid that you have aquestion about. " I'msorry. I'm not sure I'mclear on what you aresaying. Could youexplain that again in adifferent way?"Compared somethingthat happened in thestory to somethingyou can personallyrelate to. "When ---happened, I couldtotally relatebecause..."Usedevidence tosupport oneof your ideasEncouragedanother toparticipate " Wehaven't heard fromyou yet, __,What's youropinion?"Asked someone toprove their point. "I'mhaving a hard timeagreeing with you.What evidence doyou have to supportthat idea?"Made a connection tosomething thathappened in anotherbook/movie/event"This scene remindsme of ____ when___."Asked for evidenceor clarification "Whatdo you mean by...?"or "Where is theevidence to supportthat idea?"Asked the group tohelp you understandsomething that wasconfusing,"Can youhelp me understandwhy/what/how__?"Acknowledged a newidea that you hadn'tthought of before. "That's an interestingperspective that Ihadn't thought of.Now I understandhow..."Disagreed withsomeone's opinionand explained why "I respectfullydisagree with thatidea because..."Added toanother'sidea, " Addingonto what __said..."Summarized whatsomeone said beforeyou respond to theircomment."Let mesee if I understoodyou correctly. Yousaid, ___"Asked for moreexamples tosupport apoint."What elsecould support thisidea? Why/whynot?"Summarized themain points of thediscussion so far. "So it seems we allagree/ feel/believethat___"Contributeda new idea"An idea Ihave is.."Added another pieceof evidence tosomething someoneelse is presenting."Here's anotherexample of what youwere talking about onpage__."Asked someone toclarify something theysaid that you have aquestion about. " I'msorry. I'm not sure I'mclear on what you aresaying. Could youexplain that again in adifferent way?"Compared somethingthat happened in thestory to somethingyou can personallyrelate to. "When ---happened, I couldtotally relatebecause..."Usedevidence tosupport oneof your ideasEncouragedanother toparticipate " Wehaven't heard fromyou yet, __,What's youropinion?"Asked someone toprove their point. "I'mhaving a hard timeagreeing with you.What evidence doyou have to supportthat idea?"Made a connection tosomething thathappened in anotherbook/movie/event"This scene remindsme of ____ when___."Asked for evidenceor clarification "Whatdo you mean by...?"or "Where is theevidence to supportthat idea?"Asked the group tohelp you understandsomething that wasconfusing,"Can youhelp me understandwhy/what/how__?"Acknowledged a newidea that you hadn'tthought of before. "That's an interestingperspective that Ihadn't thought of.Now I understandhow..."Disagreed withsomeone's opinionand explained why "I respectfullydisagree with thatidea because..."Added toanother'sidea, " Addingonto what __said..."Summarized whatsomeone said beforeyou respond to theircomment."Let mesee if I understoodyou correctly. Yousaid, ___"Asked for moreexamples tosupport apoint."What elsecould support thisidea? Why/whynot?"

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. Summarized the main points of the discussion so far. " So it seems we all agree/ feel/believe that___"
  2. Contributed a new idea "An idea I have is.."
  3. Added another piece of evidence to something someone else is presenting. "Here's another example of what you were talking about on page__."
  4. Asked someone to clarify something they said that you have a question about. " I'm sorry. I'm not sure I'm clear on what you are saying. Could you explain that again in a different way?"
  5. Compared something that happened in the story to something you can personally relate to. "When ---happened, I could totally relate because..."
  6. Used evidence to support one of your ideas
  7. Encouraged another to participate " We haven't heard from you yet, __, What's your opinion?"
  8. Asked someone to prove their point. "I'm having a hard time agreeing with you. What evidence do you have to support that idea?"
  9. Made a connection to something that happened in another book/movie/event "This scene reminds me of ____ when ___."
  10. Asked for evidence or clarification "What do you mean by...?" or "Where is the evidence to support that idea?"
  11. Asked the group to help you understand something that was confusing,"Can you help me understand why/what/how__?"
  12. Acknowledged a new idea that you hadn't thought of before. " That's an interesting perspective that I hadn't thought of. Now I understand how..."
  13. Disagreed with someone's opinion and explained why " I respectfully disagree with that idea because..."
  14. Added to another's idea, " Adding onto what __ said..."
  15. Summarized what someone said before you respond to their comment."Let me see if I understood you correctly. You said, ___"
  16. Asked for more examples to support a point."What else could support this idea? Why/why not?"