Common Knowledge & Value -
Read the quoted from author and educator Eric Liu below and then answer the questions
"The... challenge, for Americans new and old, is to make a common culture that's greater than the
sum of our increasingly diverse parts. It's not enough for the United States to be a neutral zone where
a million little niches of identity might flourish; in order to make our diversity a true asset, we need
those niches to be able to share a vocabulary. We need to be able to have a broad base of common
knowledge so that our diversity can be most fully activated."
3) What is Eric Liu saying about national identity in the United States? Explain this quotation in your own word
4) Do you agree with Liu? Why or why not?
What Does It Mean to "Be American"? -
Read the text What Does It Mean to "Be American"? and find a quote that sticks out to you.
5) Which quote stuck out to you?
Do you agree with your favorite quote?
it similar to your experience of the United States? Or do you think it is incorrect or misguided?