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Direct linkGarcia, Antero; Levinson, Amber Maria; Gargroetzi, Emma Carene – American Educational Research Journal, 2020
This article investigates the civic writing practices of more than 11,000 students writing letters to the next president in the lead up to the 2016 U.S. election. We analyze how letter topics are associated with socioeconomic factors and reveal that 43 topics--including ones prevalent among students such as immigration, guns, and school…
Descriptors: Civics, Citizenship Education, Writing Assignments, Writing (Composition)
McGuire, Margit; Waldman, John – Phi Delta Kappan, 2008
A paramount duty of education is to prepare young people for their role as citizens in a democratic society. Voting is one of the important responsibilities of a citizen but statistics indicate that young people often don't vote and don't believe they have a stake in the outcome of the presidential election. Storypath is a teaching strategy that…
Descriptors: Democracy, Elections, Political Campaigns, Teaching Methods
