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Sample Service-Learning Assignments for Writing Courses

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Michigan State University's Service-Learning Writing Project offers the following examples of service-learning assignments for writing courses:

  • A series of articles for a local non-profit environmental agency newsletter, informing citizens of new policies covering trash pick-up and yard waste management
  • A report on strategies for leasing and managing public land for use as a summer community garden, for use by a local food bank
  • Brochures for a housing resources center, detailing rights and responsibilities of landlords and tenants under state residential housing laws
  • Standardized entry forms and a state-wide index of self-help programs and 12-step recovery groups, prepared for a state referral service based on interviews and research

In general, consider how any of the following might provide meaningful writing opportunities for students involved in service-learning:

  • Letters
  • Newsletters
  • Reports
  • Editorials
  • Public service announcements for broadcast
  • Press releases
  • Grant proposals
  • Pamphlets or brochures

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