Researching and Writing History through Community Collaboration

The SCOPE (Student Community Outreach Program Experience) program is a model for engaging students in literacy activities across disciplines. It serves as an exemplar for what is possible when students are provided the opportunity for authentic learning, adequate guidance to support the learning, and necessary resources through community support and collaboration. Not only are students developing literacy skills, but they are directly applying those skills in important, real-world contexts. They are learning that literary practices have relevance beyond the classroom, and that through these practices, they have the power to positively impact their communities.