De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Why Is Community Service Important? [Pdf]

"Why is Community Service Important?" is a one page, nonfiction, reading passage is part of a report that the Obama-Biden campaign prepared about service and volunteering. It is followed by questions which require students to provide evidence from the story; it includes: determining main idea, underlining supporting text, choosing a position as to whether the plan is good or not, list reasons for your choice, and writing an essay about the value of community service using personal information and text support. This passage aligns with Common Core Anchor Reading Standards 1 and 2 requiring close reading, textual evidence, main idea, and summarizing. A link is provide to the complete report.