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Introduction to Service-Learning

Service-Learning and Writing

Implementing Service-Learning

Importance of Student Reflection

Service-Learning at CSU

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Service-Learning in Writing Courses

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Composition scholars have noted a natural alliance between service-learning and writing. The following links provide discussion of that alliance and associated benefits and caveats. Material in these sections is adapted from the American Association for Higher Education Series on Service-Learning in the Disciplines, Composition Volume and Michigan State University's Service-Learning Writing Project (see Resources).

• Service-Learning and Writing: A Happy Marriage
• Benefits of Service-Learning in Writing Courses
• Caveats of Service-Learning in Writing Courses
• Sample Service-Learning Assignments for Writing Courses