This page is a collection of possible curriculum goals that create room for contentious topics and civil discourse. 

• Argumentative Writing
  • Claim, Evidence & Reasoning Drafting Tool
  • Claim, Evidence and Reasoning Sentence Starters
  • Claim Evidence Reasoning Template in SS
  • Thesis development/claim: How to Write Effective Claim Statements
  • Rationale & reasoning of a claim: Sentence Frames
  • Analysis of information including examining point of view bias: Opposite Perspectives Template
• Speaking Skills
  • “The Basics of Persuasion” (Constitutional Rights Foundation & Close Up Foundation)
  • Four Step Refutation (University of Pittsburgh)
• Listening Skills
  • Learn to Listen, Listen to Learn (Facing History & Ourselves)
  • “How to Listen with Compassion in the Classroom” (DailyGood)
• Perspective taking
  • Project Zero’s Thinking Routines Toolbox (Project Zero & Harvard Graduate School of Education)