ABSTRACT

Imagine that]ane, a first-year writing student, comes to the writing center seeking help. When her peer consultant asks about the nature ofher project, she says that her class is taking a "service learning" approach. The class has been divided into small groups, each of which has been as .. signed a different community partner. Jane's community partner, a nonprofit organization serv.. ing homeless people, has asked the student writers to produce a Web site. The proposed site will educate readers about the organization and about homelessness in general. The community partner envisions a visually rich site that integrates briefchunks of text with photographs and de.. sign elements to achieve a professional but emotionally engaging experience for readers.