Civil Word A Contemporary Issues Reader

Summary: A Civil Word is a contemporary issues-based reader rhetoric with a focus on the issue of civility, designed for the advanced developmental writing or freshman composition course. Civility is a growing problem in classrooms around the nationhigh school, college, and beyond. The readings in A Civil Word raise students' consciousness about their own actions and the actions of those around them while sharpening their cri...tical thinking skills through synthesis of outside sources and analysis exercises. Pre- and post-reading questions and group activities are included for every reading. [read more]