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Using Service-Learning in Writing Courses
Sample Service-Learning Assignments for Writing Courses
Teaching Guides
Using Service-Learning in Writing Courses
Sample Service-Learning Assignments for Writing Courses
Sample Service-Learning Assignments for Writing Courses
Back to Service-Learning in Writing CoursesMichigan 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