Ryan Baragwanath's  SLWP Webfolio for YouVote This webfolio is dedicated to my WRA135 Service-Learning Writing Project for Fall 2005 at Michigan State University.  I have been assigned to work with YouVote, a voter awarenes organization through Michigan State University.

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Part I: Planning the Writing Project

Agreement and Proposal

Tim O'Malley has been assigned as our agency contact for the WRA135 Service-Learning Writing Project.  We have completed this aggrement with him which states our purpose and directives for the project.  Our project updates can be veiwed from this page as well.

Audience Assessment

 The audience is a key factor for our Service-Learning Writing Project as the audience is our focus, it is who we are trying to make an impact on.  Therefore, we completed an Audience Assesment which outlines what exactly our audience is and our goals as far as reaching the audience. 

Part II: Working on the Writing Project

Fact File

Here you will find important facts and information about the YouVote organization as well as group three's interview with agency contact, Tim O'malley.

Journal Entries

Throughout the process of my Service-Learning Writing Project and working for YouVote it was a good idea to keep my thoughts assembled and write a journal.  I have found it to be quite convenient to keep a journal as i can easily look back at what we have worked through and reflect on the imput we are making to the E. Lansing community.

Project Updates

Listed here will be any problems, or circumstancial changes to plan which our agency contact, Tim O'Malley, will be updating us with, and anything other updates worthy of noting.

Service-Learning Writing Projects for YouVote

Below are the completed required assignments  we are doing as part of our SLWP for YouVote.  Some are to be completed on our own but many of them are group projects.  The writings are veiwable from this page which is linked off the YouVote website and some particular writings are choosen to be directly posted on the YouVote website for public veiwing.

Assignment #1 -Why is it important to vote at your age?
Assignment #2 -Election Voting Timeframe
Assignment #3 -ReviewEast LansingCity Council Race
Assignment #4  - To be posted, currently waiting for a response

- Never Received a responce from Debbie Miner so we were unable to complete the assignment.

Assignment #5 -What if we were Burundi?
Assignment #6- Looking towards the future
Assignment #7- Changing the System
Assignment #8- How Does Voting Play Into Citizenship?

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Part III: Evaluating the Writing Project

Reflections on the SLWP Experience

This piece of writing reflects on my experiences with my Service Learning-Writing Project, YouVote.  I speak of what I accomplished and what I learned throughtout this experience.

Study Group Writing Project Evaluation

As part of my Service Learning-Writing Project I was to work with a group.  At this link you can find a collection of reflections upon my experiences in working with Cathleen, Jessica, Mitch and Kellie.