Surprised By Service

This essay explores the many benefits of adding a community-based writing component to the first year composition course. It looks closely at the self-selected projects of 25 freshmen at a large suburban university to show how service-learning creates a context in which students can gain greater control over their own literacy and learn more about self and others.

Authors

Linda Cullum

Institutions

Kutztown University (US)

Publication Details

Journal: Reflections A Journal of Community-Engaged Writing and Rhetoric
Published: 2025-08-20
DOI: https://doi.org/10.59236/rjv1i2pp5-11
Primary Topic: Service-Learning and Community Engagement
Type: article
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Surprised By Service

Linda Cullum

Aug 20, 2025

Reflections A Journal of Community-Engaged Writing and Rhetoric

Service-Learning and Community Engagement

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Surprised By Service

Linda Cullum

August 20, 2025article en

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Reflections A Journal of Community-Engaged Writing and Rhetoric

Kutztown University (US)

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Service-Learning and Community Engagement

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