Unit: Unit 1 – Laying the Foundation

  • Table of Contents

    A suggested pacing guide for the Can We Talk? curriculum, organizing all five units and their exercises in recommended order.

    Table of Contents
  • E Pluribus Unum?

    An introductory slide-deck exercise reviewing evidence that political polarization is reaching crisis levels, inviting student discussion at each slide. Materials are provided as a downloadable PowerPoint and PDF.

    E Pluribus Unum?
  • Ground Rules for Listening – Can We Talk? Style

    Deepens students’ understanding of the Can We Talk? ground rules for dialogue, reviewing why each rule matters and how to put it into practice in classroom discussion.

    Ground Rules for Listening – Can We Talk? Style