,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bie  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november 
#ad1 #bjac,mr4 ,casey 7for himself1 ,mr4
 ,roberts1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4 ,brown1  
,mr4 ,bennet1 and ,ms4 ,landrieu7       
submitted the following resolution2     
which was considered and agreed to      
,,resolution  ,expressing support for   
the designation of ,october #bj1 #bjac1 
as the ,national ,day on ,writing4      
,whereas people in the #bast century are
 writing more than ever before for      
personal1 professional1 and civic       
purposes2 ,whereas the social nature of 
writing invites people of every age1    
profession1 and walk of life to create  
meaning through composing2 ,whereas more
 and more people in every occupation    
consider writing to be essential and    
influential in their work2 ,whereas     
writers continue to learn how to write  
for different purposes1 audiences1 and  
occasions throughout their lifetimes2   
,whereas developing digital technologies

 expand the possibilities for composing 
in multiple media at a faster pace than 
ever before2 ,whereas young people are  
leading the way in developing new forms 
of composing by using different forms of
 digital media2 ,whereas effective      
communication contributes to building a 
global economy and a global community2  
,whereas the ,national ,council of      
,teachers of ,english1 in conjunction   
with its many national and local        
partners1 honors and celebrates the     
importance of writing through the       
,national ,day on ,writing2 ,whereas the
 ,national ,day on ,writing celebrates  
the foundational place of writing in the
 personal1 professional1 and civic lives
 of the people of the ,united ,states2  
,whereas the ,national ,day on ,writing 
highlights the importance of writing    
instruction and practice at every       
educational level and in every subject  
area2 ,whereas the ,national ,day on    
,writing emphasizes the lifelong process
 of learning to write and compose for   

different audiences1 purposes1 and      
occasions2 ,whereas the ,national ,day  
on ,writing honors the use of the full  
range of media for composing1 from      
traditional tools like print1 audio1 and
 video1 to ,internet website tools like 
blogs1 wikis1 and podcasts2 and ,whereas
 the ,national ,day on ,writing         
encourages all people of the ,united    
,states to write1 as well as to enjoy   
and learn from the writing of others3   
,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the        
,senate-- 7#a7 supports the designation 
of ,october #bj1 #bjac1 as the ,national
 ,day on ,writing2  7#b7 strongly       
affirms the purposes of the ,national   
,day on ,writing2 and  7#c7 encourages  
educational institutions1 businesses1   
community and civic associations1 and   
other organizations to celebrate and    
promote the ,national ,day on ,writing4