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Download full textStotsky, Sandra – 1999
Civic writing is an intellectual skill that is needed for effective and responsible participation in civil society and government. This Digest examines the concept of civic writing, identifies its purposes in democratic citizenship, and discusses how to teach it. Civic writing includes formal legal writing (speeches, petitions, resolutions),…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Democracy, Language Arts
